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matchlockman

matchlockman noun: a soldier trained to use a matchlock as a primary weapon.

Noun

matchlockman (plural matchlockmen)

  1. A soldier trained to use a matchlock as a primary weapon.

Forms of matchlockman

pluralmatchlockmen

Origin of matchlockman

From matchlock + -man.

Questions about matchlockman

What does matchlockman mean?
Matchlockman means a soldier trained to use a matchlock as a primary weapon.
What part of speech is matchlockman?
Matchlockman is a noun.
What is the plural of matchlockman?
The plural of matchlockman is matchlockmen.

Words near matchlockman in the dictionary

  1. matchlessness
  2. matchlight
  3. matchlike
  4. matchlit
  5. matchlock
  6. matchlockman
  7. matchlockmen
  8. matchlocks
  9. matchmade
  10. matchmake
  11. matchmakee

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