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copemen

copemen is the plural of copeman.

Meaning of copeman

Noun

copeman (plural copemen)

  1. (obsolete) A tradesman; a dealer; a merchant.
    • He would have sold his part of paradise / For ready money, had he met a cope-man.1605 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, Ben: Ionson His Volpone or The Foxe, [London]: […] [George Eld] for Thomas Thorppe, published 1607, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet Archive page)
    Synonyms:
    chapman

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Questions about copemen

What is copemen the plural of?
Copemen is the plural of copeman.

Words near copemen in the dictionary

  1. copellation
  2. copels
  3. copeman
  4. copemate
  5. copemates
  6. copemen
  7. copen
  8. copending
  9. Copenhagen
  10. Copenhagen blue
  11. Copenhagen blues

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