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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesletterato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: let-te-ra-to
"Era orgoglioso di essere un letterato nella squadra di calcio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A male student who has earned a varsity letter in a particular sport or academic achievement.
"He was proud to be a letterman on the school's football team." - 2
A term used to refer to a male member of a team or organization, especially in a sports context.
"As a letterman, he was expected to mentor younger players."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'letterman' originates from the early 20th century in the United States, derived from the combination of 'letter' referring to a letter of the alphabet or an academic letter awarded for achievement, and 'man', indicating a male individual. It evolved to denote a male student who has earned a varsity letter in sports or academics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Letterman" is said worldwide
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lettreux
Transliteration: letr-uh
"Il était fier d'être un lettreux de l'équipe de football."
Briefträger
Transliteration: breef-tray-ger
"Er war stolz, ein Briefträger im Fußballteam zu sein."
letterato
Transliteration: let-te-ra-to
"Era orgoglioso di essere un letterato nella squadra di calcio."
letrista
Transliteration: le-tris-ta
"Estaba orgulloso de ser un letrista en el equipo de fútbol."
letrista
Transliteration: le-tris-ta
"Ele estava orgulhoso de ser um letrista na equipe de futebol."
पत्रकार
Transliteration: patrakar
"वह फुटबॉल टीम का पत्रकर होने पर गर्वित था।"
信件员
Transliteration: xìn jiàn yuán
"他为成为足球队的信件员感到自豪。"
편지맨
Transliteration: pyeonji maen
"그는 축구팀의 편지맨이 된 것을 자랑스러워했다."
レターマン
Transliteration: retāman
"彼はサッカーチームのレターマンであることを誇りに思っていた。"
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