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doryman

doryman noun: a fisherman who works on a dory.

Noun

doryman (plural dorymen)

  1. A fisherman who works on a dory.
    • Men employed locally acted as dorymen and as assistants in traversing.1971 January 26, Bennett L. Smith, “Introduction”, in Geology of the Rencontre East Area, page 3
    • In the old salt fishery, once the dorymen came back on board, their catch had to be cleaned.1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 117

Forms of doryman

pluraldorymen

Origin of doryman

From dory + -man.

Questions about doryman

What does doryman mean?
Doryman means a fisherman who works on a dory.
What part of speech is doryman?
Doryman is a noun.
What is the plural of doryman?
The plural of doryman is dorymen.

Words near doryman in the dictionary

  1. dorylaims
  2. doryline
  3. dorylines
  4. dorylomorph
  5. dorylomorphs
  6. doryman
  7. dorymen
  8. doryphore
  9. doryphores
  10. doryphoroi
  11. doryphoros

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