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needleman

needleman noun: a man who works with a needle; a male embroiderer, sewer, etc.

Noun

needleman (plural needlemen)

  1. A man who works with a needle; a male embroiderer, sewer, etc.

Proper noun capitalized: Needleman

Needleman (plural Needlemans)

  1. A surname from Danish.

Forms of needleman

Noun
pluralneedlemen
Proper noun
pluralNeedlemans

Origin of needleman

From needle + man.

English translation of the Danish surname Nadelmann.

Questions about needleman

What does needleman mean?
Needleman means a man who works with a needle; a male embroiderer, sewer, etc.
What part of speech is needleman?
Needleman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of needleman?
The plural of needleman is needlemen.

Words near needleman in the dictionary

  1. needleless
  2. needlelike
  3. needlemaker
  4. needlemakers
  5. needlemaking
  6. needleman
  7. Needlemans
  8. needlemen
  9. needlenose
  10. needlenose pliers
  11. needlenosed pliers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: needleman (page history and authors); Needleman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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