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donkeyman

donkeyman noun: the person who operates a donkey engine.

Noun

donkeyman (plural donkeymen)

  1. The person who operates a donkey engine.
  2. The person in charge of a ship's engine room.
    • One of the stokers was disabled, the others had given in, the second engineer and the donkey-man were firing-up. The third engineer was standing by the steam-valve. The engines were being tended by hand.1902 January–March, Joseph Conrad, “Typhoon”, in George R. Halkett, editor, The Pall Mall Magazine, volume XXVI, London: Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, →OCLC, chapter IV, page 226, column 2

Forms of donkeyman

pluraldonkeymen

Origin of donkeyman

From donkey + -man.

Questions about donkeyman

What does donkeyman mean?
Donkeyman means the person who operates a donkey engine.
What part of speech is donkeyman?
Donkeyman is a noun.
What is the plural of donkeyman?
The plural of donkeyman is donkeymen.

Words near donkeyman in the dictionary

  1. donkeyfuckers
  2. donkeyhood
  3. donkeyish
  4. donkeyism
  5. donkeyless
  6. donkeyman
  7. donkeymen
  8. donkeypower
  9. donkeypowers
  10. donkeypunch
  11. donkeypunched

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