cellarmen
cellarmen is the plural of cellarman.
Meaning of cellarman
Noun
cellarman (plural cellarmen)
- A person in charge of the alcoholic drinks (traditionally the wine cellar) in a tavern etc.
- The merchant and wealthy shopkeeper here differ widely from the English character:— Immersed in business from morn till night, they dine at one or two, on plain wholesome fare; abstemious to a degree, drink less wine than their cellarmen, and without relaxing from the cares of business—the want of...1815, William Berry, The History of the Island of Guernsey, London: Longman, Hurst, Bees, Orme and Brown, p. 298, https://books.google.ca/books?id=uD8IAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Questions about cellarmen
- What is cellarmen the plural of?
- Cellarmen is the plural of cellarman.
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