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nightmen

nightmen is the plural of nightman.

Meaning of nightman

Noun

nightman (plural nightmen)

  1. (historical) A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.
    • Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter
  2. (dated) A male night shift worker.
    • Most men who are of sufficient intelligence and moral character to make thoroughly satisfactory block signalmen will naturally seek a respite occasionally from such a confining routine, and if they cannot accomplish this without securing a substitute at their own expense they are under constant...1907 April 5, The Railroad Gazette, volume 42, number 14, page 482
  3. A nightwatchman; a guard who works at night.

Questions about nightmen

What is nightmen the plural of?
Nightmen is the plural of nightman.

Words near nightmen in the dictionary

  1. nightmarious
  2. nightmarish
  3. nightmarishly
  4. nightmarishness
  5. nightmary
  6. nightmen
  7. nightpiece
  8. nightpieces
  9. nightrider
  10. nightriders
  11. nightrobe

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