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quarterman

quarterman noun: a foreman in a shipyard.

Noun

quarterman (plural quartermen)

  1. A foreman in a shipyard

Proper noun capitalized: Quarterman

Quarterman (plural Quartermans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of quarterman

Noun
pluralquartermen
Proper noun
pluralQuartermans

Origin of quarterman

From quarter + man.

Questions about quarterman

What does quarterman mean?
Quarterman means a foreman in a shipyard.
What part of speech is quarterman?
Quarterman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of quarterman?
The plural of quarterman is quartermen.

Words near quarterman in the dictionary

  1. quarterly courts
  2. quarterly quartered
  3. Quartermain
  4. Quartermain Mountains
  5. Quartermaine
  6. quarterman
  7. Quartermans
  8. quartermaster
  9. quartermaster general
  10. quartermaster generals
  11. quartermaster sergeant

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