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bridgeman

bridgeman noun: a worker who operates a moving bridge.

Noun

bridgeman (plural bridgemen)

  1. A worker who operates a moving bridge.
    • The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat.1941, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 836

Proper noun capitalized: Bridgeman

Bridgeman (plural Bridgemans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of bridgeman

Noun
pluralbridgemen
Proper noun
pluralBridgemans

Origin of bridgeman

From bridge + -man.

Questions about bridgeman

What does bridgeman mean?
Bridgeman means a worker who operates a moving bridge.
What part of speech is bridgeman?
Bridgeman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bridgeman?
The plural of bridgeman is bridgemen.

Words near bridgeman in the dictionary

  1. bridgeline
  2. bridgelines
  3. bridgemaker
  4. bridgemakers
  5. bridgemaking
  6. bridgeman
  7. Bridgemans
  8. bridgemaster
  9. bridgemasters
  10. bridgemen
  11. Bridgen

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