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bandsman

bandsman noun: a player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.

Noun

bandsman (plural bandsmen)

  1. A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
    • If the reader finds a certain monotony in the words chosen by the translator I hope he will realize that the bandsman has to operate within the limits of his instrument.1973, Cecil Parrott, transl., The Good Soldier Švejk, London: William Heinemann, translation of original by Jaroslav Hašek, Translator's introduction, page xxi
    • It was military bandsmen, their uniform coats unbuttoned, who supplied the merry tune, from a clarinet, a tuba, a fife.2005, E. L. Doctorow, The March, New York: Random House, Part One, p. 28
  2. (historical) A labourer (loader) working with a band of men.

Forms of bandsman

pluralbandsmen

Origin of bandsman

From band + -s- + -man.

Questions about bandsman

What does bandsman mean?
Bandsman means a player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band.
What part of speech is bandsman?
Bandsman is a noun.
What is the plural of bandsman?
The plural of bandsman is bandsmen.

Words near bandsman in the dictionary

  1. bandshift
  2. bandshift assay
  3. bandshift assays
  4. bandshifts
  5. bandslash
  6. bandsman
  7. bandsmen
  8. bandspread
  9. bandspreads
  10. bandstand
  11. bandstands

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