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day man

day man noun: a man who is a day laborer.

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
alternative formday-man
alternative formdayman

Origin of day man

From day + man.

Questions about day man

What does day man mean?
Day man means a man who is a day laborer.
What part of speech is day man?
Day man is a noun.
What is the plural of day man?
The plural of day man is day men.

Words near day man in the dictionary

  1. day letters
  2. day level
  3. day levels
  4. day lilies
  5. day lily
  6. day man
  7. day men
  8. day nurseries
  9. day nursery
  10. Day of Atonement
  11. day of days

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