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housemen

housemen is the plural of houseman.

Meaning of houseman

Noun

houseman (plural housemen)

  1. (US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
  2. (UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
    • A young houseman wearing his white coat and name-tag walked past us towards the apartment houses beside the lake.2000, J. G. Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 184

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Questions about housemen

What is housemen the plural of?
Housemen is the plural of houseman.

Words near housemen in the dictionary

  1. housemasters
  2. housemastership
  3. housemasterships
  4. housemate
  5. housemates
  6. housemen
  7. houseminder
  8. houseminders
  9. housemistress
  10. housemistresses
  11. housemother

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