letterman

noun

let·​ter·​man ˈle-tər-mən How to pronounce letterman (audio)
: an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport

Examples of letterman in a Sentence

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The teen in the letterman jacket was seen speaking with May before putting a gun through the window and shooting him in the head. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 6 May 2025 Brannan, a point guard who will enter his senior season as a four-year letterman, was named the District MVP for the second consecutive season and also earned TABC All-Region and All-State Honors. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025 Rodriguez arrived in Morgantown in 1981 as a walk-on and became a three-year letterman. Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 His doll is dressed in a blue and white letterman’s jacket, without any nod to his current team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for letterman

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of letterman was in 1905

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“Letterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letterman. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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