passman
passman noun: one who passes a university degree, but without honours.
Noun
passman (plural passmen)
- One who passes a university degree, but without honours.
- As one reads history—not in the expurgated editions written for schoolboys and passmen, but in the original authorities of each time—one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted; […]1891 March 15, Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism”, in Oscar Wilde, William Morris, W[illiam] C[harles] Owen, The Soul of Man under Socialism, The Socialist Ideal—Art and The Coming...
Proper noun capitalized: Passman
Passman (plural Passmans)
Synonyms of passman
Forms of passman
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | passmen |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Passmans |
Origin of passman
From pass + -man.
Questions about passman
- What does passman mean?
- Passman means one who passes a university degree, but without honours.
- What part of speech is passman?
- Passman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of passman?
- The plural of passman is passmen.
Words near passman in the dictionary
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