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karateman

karateman noun: a male practitioner of karate.

Noun

karateman (plural karatemen)

  1. A male practitioner of karate.
    • A good, tough street fighter, he insisted, could always beat a karateman, especially an Asian, because Asians were smaller, thinner, and just basically couldn't stand up to a big, tough, American street brawler.1992, John Corcoran, The Martial Arts Companion: Culture, History, and Enlightenment
    • He recalls going to a cinema in New Canada, south of Johannesburg, some years ago to see karateman Jackie Chan in action. He'd become fascinated by the Japanese martial arts, and Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan were his heroes.1998, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa

Forms of karateman

pluralkaratemen

Origin of karateman

From karate + -man.

Questions about karateman

What does karateman mean?
Karateman means a male practitioner of karate.
What part of speech is karateman?
Karateman is a noun.
What is the plural of karateman?
The plural of karateman is karatemen.

Words near karateman in the dictionary

  1. karateist
  2. karateists
  3. karateka
  4. karatekas
  5. karatelike
  6. karateman
  7. karatemen
  8. karates
  9. karatist
  10. karatists
  11. karats

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