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cunningman

cunningman noun: a fortuneteller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries.

Noun

cunningman (plural cunningmen)

  1. (obsolete) A fortuneteller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries.
    • He that with injury is griev'd,
      And goes to law to be reliev'd,
      Is sillier than a sottish chouse
      Who , when a thief has robb'd his house,
      Applies himself to cunning men,
      To help him to his goods agen1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Forms of cunningman

pluralcunningmen

Questions about cunningman

What does cunningman mean?
Cunningman means a fortuneteller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries.
What part of speech is cunningman?
Cunningman is a noun.
What is the plural of cunningman?
The plural of cunningman is cunningmen.

Words near cunningman in the dictionary

  1. Cunninghamhead
  2. cunninghamia
  3. cunninghamias
  4. cunninghams
  5. cunningly
  6. cunningman
  7. cunningmen
  8. cunningness
  9. cunningnesses
  10. cunnings
  11. Cunnington

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