dutchman
/ˈdʌt͡ʃmən/
dutchman noun: a piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired. Also the ellipsis of Flying Dutchman.
Noun (1)
dutchman (plural dutchmen)
Noun (2) capitalized: Dutchman
Dutchman (plural Dutchmen)
- A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.
- About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a Dutchman had constructed a telescope, by the aid of which visible objects, although at a great distance from the eye of the observer, were seen distinctly as if near; […]1880 [1610 March 13], Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, “The Astronomical Messenger”, in Edward Stafford Carlos, transl., The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei and a Part of the Preface to...
- The Dutchman hit his 33rd league goal of the calendar year to move him three behind Alan Shearer's record of 36.2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
- A male Pennsylvania German.
- A male German.
- […]There have been at least four legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mines in the American West, including the famed Superstition mine of Jacob Waltz.1974, Robert Blair, Tales of the Superstitions: The Origins of the Lost Dutchman's Legend
- A male white Afrikaner.
- […]the tyranny of the rockspiders, crunchies, hairybacks, ropes, and bloody Dutchmen. Those were the names by which we referred to Afrikaners.1990, Rian Malan, My Traitor's Heart: Blood and Bad Dreams, page 54
- Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship.
Proper noun capitalized: Dutchman
the Dutchman
- A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- President Roosevelt called a press conference in the Oval Office. [...] when asked where the Billys had originated, the Dutchman smiled broadly [...].2003, James Bradley, chapter 8, in Flyboys, New York: Little, Brown and Company
Also used as
dutchman is also the ellipsis of Flying Dutchman.
dutchman meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
dutchman in Tamil
- டச்சுக்காரர், டச்சுக்காரன்
dutchman in Urdu
- ڈچ مین, ڈچمین, ڈچمان
dutchman in Bengali
- ডাচম্যান, ডাচমানুষ
dutchman in Telugu
- డచ్ వ్యక్తి, డచ్మాన్, డచ్ మాన్
More languagesFewer languages
- dutchman in Malayalam
- ഡച്ച്മാൻ, ഡച്ചുകാരൻ
- dutchman in Kannada
- ಡಚ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್, ಡಚ್ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಡಚ್ಮನ್
- dutchman in Punjabi
- ਡੱਚਮੈਨ
- dutchman in Gujarati
- ડચમેન, ડચ્મેન
- dutchman in Odia
- ଡଚ୍ ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ଡଚ୍ମାନ, ଡଚ୍-ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍
- dutchman in Nepali
- डचम्यान, डच्चम्यान, डच्सम्यान
Forms of dutchman
| plural | dutchmen |
|---|---|
| plural | Dutchmen |
Origin of dutchman
From Dutchman. Attested mainly in the US from the late 19th century.
From Middle English Ducheman; equivalent to Dutch + -man.
Words formed from dutchman
Words that rhyme with dutchman
Questions about dutchman
- What does dutchman mean?
- Dutchman means a piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
- What is dutchman in Tamil?
- Dutchman in Tamil is டச்சுக்காரர், டச்சுக்காரன். See Dutchman meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dutchman?
- Dutchman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dutchman?
- Dutchman is pronounced /ˈdʌt͡ʃmən/.
- What is the plural of dutchman?
- The plural of dutchman is dutchmen.
Words near dutchman in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dutchman (page history and authors); Dutchman (page history and authors); dutchman (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dutchman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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