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cheeseman

cheeseman noun: a man who makes cheese.

cheeseman: a man who makes cheese
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Noun

cheeseman (plural cheesemen)

  1. A man who makes cheese.
    • The cheeseman and his assistants milk the cows put the milk altogether, and make cheese of it; and at the end of the season each owner receives the weight of cheese proportionable to the quantity of milk his cows have delivered.1856, Chambers's information for the people: a popular encyclopaedia
    Synonyms:
    cheesemaker

Proper noun capitalized: Cheeseman

Cheeseman

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made cheese.

Synonyms of cheeseman

Forms of cheeseman

Noun
pluralcheesemen
Proper noun
alternative formCheesman
alternative formCheseman
alternative formChesman
alternative formChessman
alternative formChiesman
alternative formChisman

Origin of cheeseman

From cheese + -man.

From cheeseman.

Questions about cheeseman

What does cheeseman mean?
Cheeseman means a man who makes cheese.
What part of speech is cheeseman?
Cheeseman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cheeseman?
The plural of cheeseman is cheesemen.

Words near cheeseman in the dictionary

  1. cheeselog
  2. cheeselogs
  3. cheesemaker
  4. cheesemakers
  5. cheesemaking
  6. cheeseman
  7. cheesemeister
  8. cheesemeisters
  9. cheesemen
  10. cheesemite
  11. cheesemites

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