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gownsman

gownsman noun: one whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.

Noun

gownsman (plural gownsmen)

  1. One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
    • The two gownsmen lowered the rigid body. It lay straight as a board, supported by no more than its head on the chair-back, and its heels on the ground.1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC
  2. (archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

gownsman meaning in Tamil

gownsman in Tamil

படைத்துறைசாராப் பொதுமகன், பல்கலைக் கழக உறப்பினர்

Forms of gownsman

pluralgownsmen
alternative formgownman

Origin of gownsman

From gown + -s- + man.

Words formed from gownsman

Questions about gownsman

What does gownsman mean?
Gownsman means one whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
What is gownsman in Tamil?
Gownsman in Tamil is படைத்துறைசாராப் பொதுமகன், பல்கலைக் கழக உறப்பினர். See Gownsman meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gownsman?
Gownsman is a noun.
What is the plural of gownsman?
The plural of gownsman is gownsmen.

Words near gownsman in the dictionary

  1. gownmakers
  2. gownmaking
  3. gownman
  4. gownmen
  5. gowns
  6. gownsman
  7. gownsmen
  8. gowpen
  9. gowpenful
  10. gowpenfuls
  11. gowpens

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