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lightsman

lightsman noun: a sailor belonging to a lightship.

Noun

lightsman (plural lightsmen)

  1. A sailor belonging to a lightship.

Forms of lightsman

plurallightsmen

Origin of lightsman

light + -s- + -man

Questions about lightsman

What does lightsman mean?
Lightsman means a sailor belonging to a lightship.
What part of speech is lightsman?
Lightsman is a noun.
What is the plural of lightsman?
The plural of lightsman is lightsmen.

Words near lightsman in the dictionary

  1. lightskin
  2. lightskinned
  3. lightskins
  4. lightskirt
  5. lightskirts
  6. lightsman
  7. lightsmen
  8. lightsome
  9. lightsomely
  10. lightsomeness
  11. lightsource

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