'-men' definitions:

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  • Henchman \Hench"man\ (h[e^]nch"man), n.; pl. -men (-men). [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term. [1913 Webster]

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  • Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. -men. The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle. [1913 Webster]

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  • High-churchman \High"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men. One who holds high-church principles. [1913 Webster]

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  • Trackman \Track"man\, n.; pl. -men. (Railroads) One employed on work on the track; specif., a trackwalker. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • Tripeman \Tripe"man\, n.; pl. -men. A man who prepares or sells tripe. [1913 Webster]

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  • Light-horseman \Light"-horse`man\ (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`man), n.; pl. -men (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`men).
  • 1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th Light. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lightman \Light"man\ (l[imac]t"m[a^]n), n.; pl. -men (l[imac]t"m[e^]n). A man who carries or takes care of a light. --T. Brown. [1913 Webster]

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  • Low-churchman \Low"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men. One who holds low-church principles. [1913 Webster]

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  • Ribbonman \Rib"bon*man\, n.; pl. -men. A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon. [1913 Webster]

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  • Roberdsman \Rob"erds*man\, Robertsman \Rob"erts*man\, n.; pl. -men. (Old Statutes of Eng.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood. [1913 Webster]

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  • Signalman \Sig"nal*man\, n.; pl. -men. A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned. [1913 Webster]

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  • Skyman \Sky"man\, n.; pl. -men. An aeronaut. [Slang]
  • Syn: airman; pilot. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]

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  • Plainsman \Plains"man\, n.; pl. -men. One who lives in the plains. [1913 Webster]

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  • Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
  • 1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. [1913 Webster]
  • Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] Plowpoint

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  • Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. -men. A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. [1913 Webster]
  • Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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  • Point man \Point" man`\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
  • 1. (Mil.) the lead soldier in a foot patrol under combat conditions. [PJC]
  • 2. a person who takes a conspicuous public position in proposing a new idea or initiating a new policy, who may become a target of criticism for those opposed. "The Secretary of State served as point man for the administration's new China policy." [PJC]

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  • Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men). A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men). One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier. [1913 Webster]

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  • Handicraftsman \Hand"i*crafts`man\ (-kr[.a]fts`man), n.; pl. -men (-men). A man skilled or employed in handcraft. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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  • Handcraftsman \Hand"crafts`man\ (-man), n.; pl. -men (-men). A handicraftsman. [1913 Webster]

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