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Meaning of "lollipop man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOLLIPOP MAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOLLIPOP MAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lollipop man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOLLIPOP MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crossing guard

A crossing guard, a school crossing patrol officer, school crossing supervisor or school road patrol is a traffic management specialist who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians. Often associated with elementary school children, crossing guards temporarily stop the flow of traffic so pedestrians may cross an intersection. Crossing guards are known by a variety of names, the most widely used in the United Kingdom and Australia being "lollipop lady/man", a reference to the large signs used that resemble lollipops.

Definition of lollipop man in the English dictionary

The definition of lollipop man in the dictionary is a person who stops traffic by holding up a circular sign on a pole to allow children to cross a road safely Official name: school crossing patrol.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOLLIPOP MAN

lollapaloosa
lollapalooza
Lollard
Lollardism
Lollardry
Lollardy
loller
lollies
lolling
lollingly
lollipop
lollipop lady
lollo rosso
lollop
lollopy
lolly
lolly water
lollygag
lollygagged
lollygagging

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOLLIPOP MAN

angry young man
as one man
best man
danger man
delivery man
enlisted man
family man
front man
he´s your man
hit man
holy man
iron man
little man
make-up man
modern man
old man
third man
to a man
working man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of lollipop man in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lollipop man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOLLIPOP MAN

Find out the translation of lollipop man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lollipop man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lollipop man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棒棒糖人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lollipop man
570 millions of speakers

English

lollipop man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लॉलीपॉप आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل مصاصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

леденец человек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem pirulito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ললিপপ মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme sucette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki lollipop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lutscher Mann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロリポップマン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

롤리팝 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong lollipop
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông lollipop
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாலிபாப் மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉलीपॉप मॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lolipop adam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomo lecca-lecca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lizak mężczyzna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

льодяник людина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

om lollipop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lollipop man
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lollipop man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klubba människa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lollipop mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lollipop man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOLLIPOP MAN»

The term «lollipop man» is normally little used and occupies the 138.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOLLIPOP MAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lollipop man» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lollipop man» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lollipop man

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOLLIPOP MAN»

Discover the use of lollipop man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lollipop man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Magus: The Lollipop Man
In the English town of Hornbottom, Magus the lollipop man, delights children by planting lollipops in their front yards, but when a few children overeat and develop spots, evil Squire Wickle wants Magus punished for bringing the plaque.
Michael Mullen, 1983
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Talking Sense in Science: Helping Children Understand ...
It's the Lollipop Man! One day, the Lollipop Man woke up and thought, 'It's still dark. I'll go back to sleep!' and so he did. 'Clunk!' went the letter box, as the postwoman put a letter through it. 'What's that?' said the Lollipop Man, sitting up in bed.
Douglas P Newton, 2003
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Formula One Racing For Dummies
The lollipop man – a crew member with a big carbon-fibre lollipop – stations himself in line with where the nose of the car will stop and holds out his lollipop directly in the driver's path, giving him a clearly visible guide for his precise stopping ...
Jonathan Noble, Mark Hughes, 2004
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Our Day Out
Briggs Look, I've not got the time to * Les No one crosses the road without the assistance of the Lollipop Man, no one. Briggs Look, man * Les The Government hired me! Briggs But there's nothing coming. Les How do you know? How do you  ...
Willy Russell, 2013
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Wasabi Gospel: The Startling Message of Jesus
At our church he was known by most of the children as "the lollipop man." More important to me, my little girl loved him. David would sit right outside of my daughter's class at church with a basket of lollipops and give each child one ( sometimes ...
Shawn Wood, 2010
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Performance at the Limit: Business Lessons from Formula 1 ...
This leader is known as the lollipop man, so called because he is the one who is standing at the front of the car with a round sign on a long pole. The sign says ' STOP' as the driver pulls into position. After the car has been lifted off the ground,  ...
Mark Jenkins, Ken Pasternak, Richard West, 2005
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
(Advice: Never wave to a lollipop man/"crossing guard" as you drive by!) BDPF; DAFD; DEI; EWPO; HDAS; HF; PT. LOLLIPOP DRESS See Lollipop. LOLLIPOP MAN See Lollipop. LOLLYPOP See Lollipop. LONG BREAD See Bread.
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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Pains in Public: 50 People Most Likely to Drive You ...
They cannot wait for school kids to cross the road even when there is a Lollipop Man present. in one village there was a standoff between the Lollipop Man who was diligently ferrying the children across the road and an irate father who was ...
Andrew Holmes, 2005
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Preparation for National Curriculum Tests: English key stage 2
THE LOLLIPOP MAN He stands by the roadside each morning And again at a quarter to three, Helping us safely cross over When our parents aren't there to see. He holds up his stick like a soldier Warning enemies that they must wait, So his ...
Stephen McConkey, Tom Maltman, 1999
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Developmental Examination of Infants and Preschool Children
'What is the lollipop man doing?' Point to the lollipop man's head. This question is expected to be beyond the experience of the youngest age, groups — under 2'/2 years. The earliest evidence of understanding by age is when the child points ...
Dorothy F. Egan, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOLLIPOP MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lollipop man is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grandad's crowdfunding bid to save Coventry's lollipop men and …
Mark Heffernan, 52, from Stoke Heath, wants to use crowd funding to get businesses to sponsor a lollipop man or woman and keep the ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Alnwick is in need of a new school-crossing patrol officer
Northumberland County Council has agreed that a lollipop man or woman is needed for Wagonway Road/Victoria Terrace from the Lindisfarne ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
3
New garden inspires unusual planters at Bury St Edmunds school
She also praised school lollipop man Bernie Sexton for helping the gardening club. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Meanwhile, the winners of ... «Bury Free Press, Jul 15»
4
"I was so very hard on myself for not being able to put a stop to all …
He worked as a lollipop man in the town, but Mary remembers walking past him silently, scared even to look at him for fear of how she'd be ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Witnesses wanted by police after lollipop lady collision in Cleethorpes
Yesterday, a lollipop man was patrolling outside the school in Hardys Road alongside two civil parking enforcement officers. A police ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Lollipop lady involved in 'second' collision outside school will not …
This morning a lollipop man was patrolling outside the school alongside two civil parking enforcement officers. A police spokeswoman ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Hero lollipop man saves 5-year-old boy from 'horrific' collision
A LOLLIPOP man has been praised for saving a five-year-old boy from a 'horrific' collision with a van. Kevin Robinson, 73, pulled Max Machin ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
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Caithness double rapist jailed for 10 years
A KEISS lollipop man has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of assaulting and raping two women. Hugh McPhee (56) was found ... «John O'Groat Journal, Jul 15»
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Bridport lollipop man praised for saving five-year-old from 'horrific …
The heroic lollipop man has been thanked by Bridport Primary School staff and Max's parents, after acting instinctively to save the reception ... «Bridport and Lyme Regis News, Jul 15»
10
Coventry lollipop patrols under threat as schools struggle to foot bill
Hundreds of Coventry school pupils will soon have to cross busy roads without a lollipop man or woman to help them. Coventry council bosses ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»

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