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pickleman

pickleman noun: a man who makes or sells pickles.

Noun

pickleman (plural picklemen)

  1. (rare) A man who makes or sells pickles.
    • Anxiously had he looked forward to this time, yet not without fear that his being made a pickleman might be the means of preserving that which he wished should perish for ever.1858, D. E., The Chess-Board of Life. By Quis (page 12)

Forms of pickleman

pluralpicklemen

Origin of pickleman

From pickle + -man.

Questions about pickleman

What does pickleman mean?
Pickleman means a man who makes or sells pickles.
What part of speech is pickleman?
Pickleman is a noun.
What is the plural of pickleman?
The plural of pickleman is picklemen.

Words near pickleman in the dictionary

  1. pickled up
  2. picklehead
  3. pickleheads
  4. pickleless
  5. picklelike
  6. pickleman
  7. picklemen
  8. picklepuss
  9. pickler
  10. pickleries
  11. picklerita

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