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cat man

cat man noun: a man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.

Noun

cat man (plural cat men)

  1. A man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.
    • Now. I am not a cat man, but a dog man. Indeed, if I had my way. I would own an English bulldog, which I consider the king of breeds.1942, Stephen Benet, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 2
    • A dogman, he said, likes having tails wagged at him, wants to be looked up to, and tends for that reason to be quite a good leader. A catman, on the other hand, is made slightly uncomfortable by spaniel eyes and devoted tail thumpings.1968, John Montgomery, The World of Cats, page 12

Forms of cat man

pluralcat men
alternative formcat-man

Questions about cat man

What does cat man mean?
Cat man means a man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs.
What part of speech is cat man?
Cat man is a noun.
What is the plural of cat man?
The plural of cat man is cat men.

Words near cat man in the dictionary

  1. cat lady
  2. cat litter
  3. cat liver fluke
  4. cat liver flukes
  5. cat malogen
  6. cat man
  7. cat meat
  8. cat melodeon
  9. cat melodium
  10. cat men
  11. cat milk

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