kitchenman

kitchenman noun: a man employed in a kitchen.

Noun

kitchenman (plural kitchenmen)

A man employed in a kitchen.
- Bowmen, Bridgmen, Divers, Swimmers, Placemen, Stewards, Supple Trimmers; Turners, Carters, Leaders, Drivers, Servants, Kitchenmen, and Weavers;[…]And many more—but let us ſtop! / And this fond prayer offer up: / May Erin’s ſons of ev’ry caſt, / Be Iriſhmen! from firſt to laſt! / Nor name or creed...1810 November 24, The Irish Magazine, or Monthly Asylum for Neglected Biography, pages 552–553
- The washermen, kitchenmen, and servants were chosen from the serfs of the estates of the house.1864, The Ecclesiastic, volume XXVI, London: Joseph Masters […] , page 271

This was strongly contradicted, and the probabilities seem to me to be entirely against it; the term “kitchenman” only is used, and I must accept what the agreement says.1915, The Industrial Arbitration Reports, New South Wales, pages 248–249:
Kitchenman, pantryman, sculleryman, yardman, handyman, general hand, and unspecified workers [“Male $”:] 4.90 [“Female $”:] —1968 July 10, The Western Australian Industrial Gazette, page 291:

plural	kitchenmen

From kitchen + -man.

What does kitchenman mean?: Kitchenman means a man employed in a kitchen.
How do you use kitchenman in a sentence?: This was strongly contradicted, and the probabilities seem to me to be entirely against it; the term “kitchenman” only is used, and I must accept what the agreement says.
What part of speech is kitchenman?: Kitchenman is a noun.
What is the plural of kitchenman?: The plural of kitchenman is kitchenmen.

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