cum

Definition

Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cum (“with”).

Example Sentences

• "He is too good an actor to need that sort of tomfoolery: the effect will be far better if he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican."
• "One driver-cum-fireman-cum-fitter looks after the three locomotives, [...]."
• "The banner shows a yellowed silhouette of a boy (possibly Calvin, of Calvin & Hobbes) urinating on an EU flag. Sites such as this show the full power of the Internet as a propaganda medium cum travel service cum organizing tool. Oh, and nightlife directory."