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keymen

keymen is the plural of keyman.

Meaning of keyman

Noun

keyman (plural keymen)

  1. (dated) A telegraph operator.
    • Conscious of their importance, the 324 labor delegates marched bravely in and elected by acclaim as their president a onetime Ontario telegraph keyman, Senator Gideon Decker Robertson […]1932, Time (volume 19, part 2)
  2. (India) A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer.
  3. An employee of vital importance to a business.
    • A corporation may feel the need for life insurance on one of its keymen under a variety of circumstances.1957, Pearce Shepherd, Andrew C. Webster, Selection of risks

Questions about keymen

What is keymen the plural of?
Keymen is the plural of keyman.

Words near keymen in the dictionary

  1. Keymar
  2. keymask
  3. keymasks
  4. keymaster
  5. keymasters
  6. keymen
  7. Keymer
  8. keymistress
  9. keymistresses
  10. keymove
  11. keymoves

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