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cityman

cityman noun: a man from a city.

Noun

cityman (plural citymen)

  1. A man from a city.
    • He wants the frankness (now) of manner which alone could carry a man in his position through an hour’s dejeunering with squab citymen who had no notion of what it would be proper to say to him.1855 July 23, E., “Sketches of the Emperor and Empress at Guildhall and the Opera-House”, in The Age, number 237, Melbourne, Vic., page 7, column 6
    • They don’t want to be saddled with a bunch of citymen.1967, Poul Anderson, “Outpost of Empire”, in The Long Night, London; Sydney, N.S.W.: Sphere Books Limited, published 1985, →ISBN, page 101

Forms of cityman

pluralcitymen

Origin of cityman

From city + -man.

Questions about cityman

What does cityman mean?
Cityman means a man from a city.
What part of speech is cityman?
Cityman is a noun.
What is the plural of cityman?
The plural of cityman is citymen.

Words near cityman in the dictionary

  1. cityite
  2. cityites
  3. cityless
  4. citylessness
  5. citylike
  6. cityman
  7. citymate
  8. citymates
  9. citymen
  10. cityness
  11. cityscape

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