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machineman

machineman noun: a man who manages the working of a machine, especially in a printing office.

Noun

machineman (plural machinemen)

  1. (historical) A man who manages the working of a machine, especially in a printing office.

Forms of machineman

pluralmachinemen

Origin of machineman

From machine + -man.

Questions about machineman

What does machineman mean?
Machineman means a man who manages the working of a machine, especially in a printing office.
What part of speech is machineman?
Machineman is a noun.
What is the plural of machineman?
The plural of machineman is machinemen.

Words near machineman in the dictionary

  1. machineless
  2. machinelessness
  3. machinelike
  4. machinely
  5. machinema
  6. machineman
  7. machinemen
  8. machiner
  9. machineries
  10. machiners
  11. machinery

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