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day-man

day-man is the alternative spelling of day man.

Meaning of day man

Noun

day man (plural day men)

  1. (archaic) A man who is a day laborer.
    • Back then, the digging of sewers was done largely by day men with shovels and picks.

Forms of day-man

pluralday-men

Origin of day-man

From day + man.

Questions about day-man

What is day-man the alternative spelling of?
Day-man is the alternative spelling of day man.

Words near day-man in the dictionary

  1. day-job
  2. day-jobs
  3. day-light
  4. day-lights
  5. day-long
  6. day-man
  7. day-men
  8. day-moth
  9. day-moths
  10. day-net
  11. day-nets

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