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crankman

crankman noun: a man employed to operate a crank.

Noun

crankman (plural crankmen)

  1. A man employed to operate a crank.

Forms of crankman

pluralcrankmen

Origin of crankman

From crank + -man.

Questions about crankman

What does crankman mean?
Crankman means a man employed to operate a crank.
What part of speech is crankman?
Crankman is a noun.
What is the plural of crankman?
The plural of crankman is crankmen.

Words near crankman in the dictionary

  1. crankle
  2. crankled
  3. crankles
  4. crankless
  5. crankling
  6. crankman
  7. crankmen
  8. crankness
  9. crankpin
  10. crankpins
  11. cranks

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