cum1
/kʌm
/preposition [usually in combination]
Combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function): a study-cum-bedroom...
- Initially, he worked as a shepherd, but these days the 64-year-old earns his keep as a school handyman cum lollipop man.
- This is a smart move, because otherwise the whole thing would be so creaky and old-fashioned that only the most determined Christie fan cum couch potato would watch it.
- The same applies to his long-running Korean-war vet cum knight errant.
Origin
Late 19th century: Latin.
Rhymes
cum2
/kʌm/noun & verb informal
Variant spelling of come (sense 6 of the verb), come (noun).