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countermen

countermen is the plural of counterman.

Meaning of counterman

Noun

counterman (plural countermen)

  1. (US) A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
    • I looked for the counterman, seeing him serving a plate of pork chops and grits to a man with a pale blond moustache.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 179

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Questions about countermen

What is countermen the plural of?
Countermen is the plural of counterman.

Words near countermen in the dictionary

  1. countermemoranda
  2. countermemorandum
  3. countermemorial
  4. countermemorials
  5. countermemos
  6. countermen
  7. countermessage
  8. countermessages
  9. countermet
  10. countermigrant
  11. countermigrants

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