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galleyman

galleyman noun: a galley slave.

Noun

galleyman (plural galleymen)

  1. (historical) A galley slave.
    Synonyms:
    gallerian

Synonyms of galleyman

Forms of galleyman

pluralgalleymen

Origin of galleyman

galley + -man

Questions about galleyman

What does galleyman mean?
Galleyman means a galley slave.
What part of speech is galleyman?
Galleyman is a noun.
What is the plural of galleyman?
The plural of galleyman is galleymen.

Words near galleyman in the dictionary

  1. galley-slave
  2. galley-slaves
  3. galley-worm
  4. galley-worms
  5. galleylike
  6. galleyman
  7. galleymen
  8. galleypot
  9. galleypots
  10. galleys
  11. galleyslave

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