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24 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Light-horse·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
1.
A
soldier
who
serves
in
the
light
horse
.
See
under
5th
Light
.
2.
Zool.
A
West
Indian
fish
of
the
genus
Ephippus
,
remarkable
for
its
high
dorsal
fin
and
brilliant
colors
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Light·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
man
who
carries
or
takes
care
of
a
light
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Low-church·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
One
who
holds
low-church
principles
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Or·ange·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
One
of
a
secret
society
,
organized
in
the
north
of
Ireland
in
1795,
the
professed
objects
of
which
are
the
defense
of
the
reigning
sovereign
of
Great
Britain
,
the
support
of
the
Protestant
religion
,
the
maintenance
of
the
laws
of
the
kingdom
,
etc
.; --
so
called
in
honor
of
William
,
Prince
of
Orange
,
who
became
William
III
.
of
England
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
O·ver·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
1.
One
in
authority
over
others
;
a
chief
;
usually
,
an
overseer
or
boss
.
2.
An
arbiter
.
3.
In
the
philosophy
of
Nietzsche
,
a
man
of
superior
physique
and
powers
capable
of
dominating
others
;
one
fitted
to
survive
in
an
egoistic
struggle
for
the
mastery
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Plains·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
One
who
lives
in
the
plains
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Plow·man
,
Plough·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
1.
One
who
plows
,
or
who
holds
and
guides
a
plow
;
hence
,
a
husbandman
.
2.
A
rustic
;
a
countryman
;
a
field
laborer
.
Plowman's spikenard
Bot.
,
a
European
composite
weed
(
Conyza squarrosa
),
having
fragrant
roots
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Points·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
man
who
has
charge
of
railroad
points
or
switches
. [
Eng
.]
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rib·bon·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
.
A
member
of
the
Ribbon
Society
.
See
Ribbon Society
,
under
Ribbon
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rob·erds·man
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
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sky·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
.
An
aeronaut
. [
Slang
]
Syn:
--
airman
;
pilot
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Track·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
.
Railroads
One
employed
on
work
on
the
track
;
specif
.,
a
trackwalker
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tripe·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
man
who
prepares
or
sells
tripe
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Beads·man
,
Bedes·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
poor
man
,
supported
in
a
beadhouse
,
and
required
to
pray
for
the
soul
of
its
founder
;
an
almsman
.
Whereby
ye
shall
bind
me
to
be
your
poor
beadsman
for
ever
unto
Almighty
God
.
--
Fuller
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gowns·man
Gown·man
,
n.
;
pl
.
-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
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hand·crafts·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
handicraftsman
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hand·i·crafts·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
A
man
skilled
or
employed
in
handcraft
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hench·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
An
attendant
;
a
servant
;
a
follower
.
Now
chiefly
used
as
a
political
cant
term
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Herd·man
Herds·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
The
owner
or
keeper
of
a
herd
or
of
herds
;
one
employed
in
tending
a
herd
of
cattle
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
High-church·man
n.
;
pl
.
-men
One
who
holds
high-church
principles
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
man
n
1:
an
adult
male
person
(
as
opposed
to
a
woman
); "
there
were
two
women
and
six
men
on
the
bus
" [
syn
:
adult male
]
[
ant
:
woman
]
2:
someone
who
serves
in
the
armed
forces
;
a
member
of
a
military
force
; "
two
men
stood
sentry
duty
" [
syn
:
serviceman
,
military man
,
military personnel
] [
ant
:
civilian
]
3:
the
generic
use
of
the
word
to
refer
to
any
human
being
; "
it
was
every
man
for
himself
"
4:
all
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth
; "
all
the
world
loves
a
lover
"; "
she
always
used
`
humankind
'
because
`
mankind
'
seemed
to
slight
the
women
" [
syn
:
world
,
human race
,
humanity
,
humankind
,
human beings
,
humans
,
mankind
]
5:
any
living
or
extinct
member
of
the
family
Hominidae
[
syn
:
homo
,
human being
,
human
]
6:
a
male
subordinate
; "
the
chief
stationed
two
men
outside
the
building
"; "
he
awaited
word
from
his
man
in
Havana
"
7:
an
adult
male
person
who
has
a
manly
character
(
virile
and
courageous
competent
); "
the
army
will
make
a
man
of
you
"
8:
a
male
person
who
plays
a
significant
role
(
husband
or
lover
or
boyfriend
)
in
the
life
of
a
particular
woman
; "
she
takes
good
care
of
her
man
" [
ant
:
woman
]
9:
a
manservant
who
acts
as
a
personal
attendant
to
his
employer
; "
Jeeves
was
Bertie
Wooster's
man
" [
syn
:
valet
,
valet de chambre
,
gentleman
,
gentleman's gentleman
]
10:
one
of
the
British
Isles
in
the
Irish
Sea
[
syn
:
Isle of Man
]
11:
game
equipment
consisting
of
an
object
used
in
playing
certain
board
games
; "
he
taught
me
to
set
up
the
men
on
the
chess
board
"; "
he
sacrificed
a
piece
to
get
a
strategic
advantage
" [
syn
:
piece
]
v
1:
take
charge
of
a
certain
job
;
occupy
a
certain
work
place
;
"
Mr
.
Smith
manned
the
reception
desk
in
the
morning
"
2:
provide
with
men
; "
We
cannot
man
all
the
desks
"
[
also
:
manning
,
manned
,
men
(
pl
)]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
men
n
:
the
force
of
workers
available
[
syn
:
work force
,
workforce
,
manpower
,
hands
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
men
See
man
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