Chineseman

Chineseman noun: a Chinese man, a Chinaman.

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Noun

Chineseman (plural Chinesemen)

A Chinese man, a Chinaman.
- When speaking of the Chinese individually we should undoubtedly say a Chinese or a Chineseman.1878, in Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Volume 243, p. 760 (Google Books view)
- They saw the Chineseman, her grandfather, was broken in pieces. He was an ornament too and had fallen off the table1977, Country life, volume 162

Examples of Chineseman in a sentence

Brook asked the actors to find a way of communicating the idea of this picture to a blind Chineseman.1995, Albert Hunt, Geoffrey Reeves, Peter Brook, page 129:
In the same book, Ku judges, "In fact, in order to understand the real Chineseman and the Chinese civilization, […]."2006, Wei-Bin Zhang, Hong Kong: the pearl made of British mastery, page 176:

Forms of Chineseman

plural	Chinesemen

Origin of Chineseman

A compound of Chinese + -man, or a compression of the words "Chinese man" into a single word, which may have been influenced by Chinaman or by similar words such as Englishman, Frenchman and Dutchman.

Questions about Chineseman

What does Chineseman mean?: Chineseman means a Chinese man, a Chinaman.
How do you use Chineseman in a sentence?: Brook asked the actors to find a way of communicating the idea of this picture to a blind Chineseman.
What part of speech is Chineseman?: Chineseman is a noun.
What is the plural of Chineseman?: The plural of Chineseman is Chinesemen.

Words near Chineseman in the dictionary

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