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fenman

fenman noun: a (male) inhabitant of the fens.

Noun

fenman (plural fenmen)

  1. A (male) inhabitant of the fens.
    • But Lilburne's presence has been equally problematic for those historians who have examined the activities and attitudes of the fenmen whom Lilburne, and his Leveller colleague, John Wildman, temporarily led.1987, Anthony Fletcher, Order and Disorder in Early Modern England, page 167

Forms of fenman

pluralfenmen

Origin of fenman

From fen + -man.

Questions about fenman

What does fenman mean?
Fenman means a (male) inhabitant of the fens.
What part of speech is fenman?
Fenman is a noun.
What is the plural of fenman?
The plural of fenman is fenmen.

Words near fenman in the dictionary

  1. Fenley
  2. Fenleys
  3. fenlike
  4. Fenlon
  5. Fenlons
  6. fenman
  7. Fenmeerufushi
  8. fenmen
  9. fenmetozole
  10. fenmetramide
  11. Fenn

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