thompson

Other forms of thompson

plural

thompsons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about thompson

What does thompson mean?

thompson means "United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thompson?

thompson has 2 syllables: thomp-son. The stress falls on "thomp". In IPA it is /ˈtɑmpsən/.

What is another word for thompson?

Close synonyms include Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thompson a common word?

thompson is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.