Preposition[edit]
cum
- Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or a which has changed from one to another. quotations ▼He built a bus-cum-greenhouse that made a bold statement, but the plants in it didn't live very long. But instead of being a salesperson cum barista cum waitress merely serving the wordsmiths, I'm one of them, reading her latest baby out loud.
Usage notes[edit]
Also used in some British place names and civil parish names, see table below