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bug-man

bug-man noun: a micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.

Noun

bug-man (plural bug-men)

  1. (US, dated, slang, oil industry) A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.
    • "Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscopeMarch 1932, Popular Mechanics, p. 370

Forms of bug-man

pluralbug-men

Origin of bug-man

From bug + -man.

Questions about bug-man

What does bug-man mean?
Bug-man means a micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.
What part of speech is bug-man?
Bug-man is a noun.
What is the plural of bug-man?
The plural of bug-man is bug-men.

Words near bug-man in the dictionary

  1. bug-fixes
  2. bug-free
  3. bug-house
  4. bug-hunter
  5. bug-hunters
  6. bug-man
  7. bug-men
  8. bug-on-a-stick
  9. bug-out bag
  10. bug-out bags
  11. bug-proof

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