bruteman
bruteman noun: a man of brutish behaviour or appearance.
Noun
bruteman (plural brutemen)
- A man of brutish behaviour or appearance.
- The evil-smelling larrikin, beer-imbued —
The evil-loving brute-man homeward goes,
He kicks his dirty children with his boot,
Cursing their hunger, — and his poor worn wife
With cold flat-irons and handled broom awaits
His coming, to revile his drinking hard.1881 December 3, Sydney Punch, page 8, column 2 - At last she saw the stranger close one mighty hand upon the throat of his antagonist, and as he forced the bruteman’s head far back rain blow after blow upon the upturned face.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 171
- The evil-smelling larrikin, beer-imbued —
Forms of bruteman
| plural | brutemen |
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Origin of bruteman
From brute + man.
Questions about bruteman
- What does bruteman mean?
- Bruteman means a man of brutish behaviour or appearance.
- What part of speech is bruteman?
- Bruteman is a noun.
- What is the plural of bruteman?
- The plural of bruteman is brutemen.
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