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moormaster

moormaster noun: the superintendent overseeing mining operation operations in the upland moors.

Noun

moormaster (plural moormasters)

  1. (Northern England, obsolete) The superintendent overseeing mining operation operations in the upland moors.

Forms of moormaster

pluralmoormasters
alternative formmoor-master
alternative formmoor master

Origin of moormaster

From moor + master.

Questions about moormaster

What does moormaster mean?
Moormaster means the superintendent overseeing mining operation operations in the upland moors.
What part of speech is moormaster?
Moormaster is a noun.
What is the plural of moormaster?
The plural of moormaster is moormasters.

Words near moormaster in the dictionary

  1. Moorleah
  2. moorlog
  3. moorlogs
  4. moorman
  5. Moormans
  6. moormaster
  7. Moormbool West
  8. moormen
  9. moorn
  10. Moornapa
  11. Moorngag

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