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partyman

UK/ˈpɑːtiˌmæn/US/ˈpɑɹtiˌmæn/

partyman noun: a partisan; a member of a political party or faction.

Noun

partyman (plural partymen)

  1. (dated outside India) A partisan; a member of a political party or faction.
    • It was even rumored, that he had confessed; and the zealous partymen, who, no doubt, had secretly, notwithstanding their credulity, entertained some scruple with regard to the popish conspiracy, expressed great triumph on this occasion.1757, David Hume, “[Charles II.] Chapter VI.”, in The History of Great Britain, under the House of Stuart, 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], published 1759, →OCLC, page 327
    • England has partymen in profusion; in court-livery and sans-culottes: if a solitary, sedate republican should rise up in that country, they would unite and tear him to pieces […]1826, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, 2nd edition, volume 2, page 360

Forms of partyman

pluralpartymen

Origin of partyman

From party + -man.

Questions about partyman

What does partyman mean?
Partyman means a partisan; a member of a political party or faction.
What part of speech is partyman?
Partyman is a noun.
How do you pronounce partyman?
Partyman is pronounced /ˈpɑːtiˌmæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of partyman?
The plural of partyman is partymen.

Words near partyman in the dictionary

  1. Partyka
  2. Partykas
  3. partyless
  4. partylessness
  5. partylike
  6. partyman
  7. partymaster
  8. partymasters
  9. partymate
  10. partymeister
  11. partymeisters

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