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portman

portman noun: a burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.

Noun

portman (plural portmen)

  1. A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.

Proper noun capitalized: Portman

Portman

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
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portman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

portman in Hindi

पोर्टमैन

portman in Tamil

போர்ட்மேன்

portman in Marathi

पोर्टमन, पोर्टमॅन

portman in Urdu

پورٹ مین, پورٹمین, پورٹس مین
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portman in Bengali
পোর্টম্যান
portman in Telugu
పోర్ట్మ్యాన్, పోర్ట్మన్, పోర్ట్ మాన్
portman in Malayalam
പോർട്ട്മാൻ, പോർട്മാൻ
portman in Kannada
ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಮ್ಯಾನ್, ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಮನ್
portman in Punjabi
ਪੋਰਟਮੈਨ, ਪੋਰਟਮਾਨ
portman in Gujarati
પોર્ટમેન, પોર્ટમૅન
portman in Odia
ପୋର୍ଟମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ପୋର୍ଟମ୍ଯ଼ାନ
portman in Nepali
पोर्टम्यान, पोर्टमेन

Forms of portman

pluralportmen

Origin of portman

From Middle English portman, from Old English portman, portmann (“townsman, burgher, citizen”), equivalent to port + man.

From port + man.

Questions about portman

What does portman mean?
Portman means a burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
What is portman in Hindi?
Portman in Hindi is पोर्टमैन. See Portman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is portman?
Portman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of portman?
The plural of portman is portmen.

Words near portman in the dictionary

  1. Portlocks
  2. Portloe
  3. portly
  4. Portmadoc
  5. Portmahomack
  6. portman
  7. portmanbro
  8. portmanbros
  9. portmanteau
  10. portmanteau agreement
  11. portmanteau film

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Adapted from Wiktionary: portman (page history and authors); Portman (page history and authors); portman (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); portman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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