AMTMANS | • AMTMAN n. (German) in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, a district magistrate, also AMMAN. |
ANATMAN | • anatman n. (Buddhism) The doctrine that there is no transcendental ego or soul; that the perceived true self is… • anatman n. (Hinduism) That which is other than the atman (self), such as the body. • ANATMAN n. (Sanskrit) the Buddhist belief in the impermanence of self, also ANATA. |
BELTMAN | • BELTMAN n. a lifesaver with a line tied to his belt. |
BOATMAN | • boatman n. A man in charge of a small boat. • Boatman prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation for a boatman. • BOATMAN n. a man who works on a boat, also BOATSMAN. |
DUSTMAN | • dustman n. (Britain) A person employed to collect refuse from people’s homes and take it to be processed. • Dustman prop.n. A surname from German. • DUSTMAN n. a trashman. |
FOOTMAN | • footman n. (Archaic) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. • footman n. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. • footman n. (Historical) A servant who runs in front of his master’s carriage. |
HETMANS | • hetmans n. Plural of hetman. • HETMAN n. (historical) a Cossack headman or general, also ATAMAN. |
LIFTMAN | • liftman n. A person employed to operate a lift. • LIFTMAN n. a person who operates a lift, also LIFTBOY. |
MALTMAN | • maltman n. Someone who works in a malthouse. • MALTMAN n. one who makes malt, also MALTSTER. |
MEATMAN | • meatman n. A butcher; one who prepares or sells meat. • MEATMAN n. a vendor of meat. |
MOOTMAN | • mootman n. (Law, UK, obsolete) One who argued moot cases in the inns of court. • MOOTMAN n. a law student who argues in moots. |
OUTMANS | • outmans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outman. • Outmans prop.n. Plural of Outman. • OUTMAN v. to surpass in manpower. |
PEATMAN | • peatman n. A man whose occupation is digging peat. • PEATMAN n. a peat seller. |
PITMANS | • pitmans n. Plural of pitman. • Pitmans prop.n. Plural of Pitman. • PITMAN n. a mine worker. |
PORTMAN | • portman n. A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports. • Portman prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation. • PORTMAN n. an inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque Ports. |
POSTMAN | • postman n. (Chiefly Britain) someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential… • postman n. One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions… • Postman prop.n. A surname. |
RAFTMAN | • raftman n. A man who steers a raft. • RAFTMAN n. one who manages a raft, also RAFTSMAN. |