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plateman

plateman noun: a person in charge of the tableware (originally silver plate) in a restaurant.

Noun

plateman (plural platemen)

  1. (dated) A person in charge of the tableware (originally silver plate) in a restaurant.
  2. A person who produces plates for printing.
  3. Someone who cleans plates (crockery).
  4. (rare) A baseman.

Forms of plateman

pluralplatemen

Origin of plateman

From plate + -man.

Questions about plateman

What does plateman mean?
Plateman means a person in charge of the tableware (originally silver plate) in a restaurant.
What part of speech is plateman?
Plateman is a noun.
What is the plural of plateman?
The plural of plateman is platemen.

Words near plateman in the dictionary

  1. Platell
  2. platemail
  3. platemaker
  4. platemakers
  5. platemaking
  6. plateman
  7. platemark
  8. platemarks
  9. platemen
  10. platemog
  11. platemogged

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