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mortarman

mortarman noun: a man who operates a mortar (weapon).

Noun

mortarman (plural mortarmen)

  1. A man who operates a mortar (weapon).
    • “We have seen in the last three months a significant improvement in the capability of mortarmen and rocketeers to provide accurate fire into the Green Zone and other places,” he said in Baghdad.2007 July 27, Stephen Farrell, “Bomb Kills 25 in Baghdad After U.S. Cites Security Success”, in New York Times

Forms of mortarman

pluralmortarmen

Origin of mortarman

From mortar + -man.

Questions about mortarman

What does mortarman mean?
Mortarman means a man who operates a mortar (weapon).
What part of speech is mortarman?
Mortarman is a noun.
What is the plural of mortarman?
The plural of mortarman is mortarmen.

Words near mortarman in the dictionary

  1. mortaria
  2. mortaring
  3. mortarium
  4. mortarless
  5. mortarlike
  6. mortarman
  7. mortarmen
  8. mortars
  9. mortars and pestles
  10. mortary
  11. mortbell

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