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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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Stan was a three-year football letterman at South Dakota State from 1961-63. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025 Issued in 1987, the poster finds a barefoot Bowie dressed in a letterman jacket and reading Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Idiot. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 Steinfeld wore a brown and gold letterman jacket (repping the university's colors), along with a matching cap, jeans and a pair of gold earrings, while Allen sported a white and brown hat and a gray sweatshirt. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025 There are also family heirlooms on display, such as a letterman sweater belonging to Wong's father— after whom, together with his mother Agnes, the restaurant is named. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 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 9 Dec. 2025.

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