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quayman

quayman noun: a man who works on a quay.

Noun

quayman (plural quaymen)

  1. A man who works on a quay.

Forms of quayman

pluralquaymen

Origin of quayman

From quay + -man.

Questions about quayman

What does quayman mean?
Quayman means a man who works on a quay.
What part of speech is quayman?
Quayman is a noun.
What is the plural of quayman?
The plural of quayman is quaymen.

Words near quayman in the dictionary

  1. quaying
  2. Quayle
  3. quaylike
  4. Quaylism
  5. Quaylisms
  6. quayman
  7. quaymaster
  8. quaymasters
  9. quaymen
  10. quays
  11. quayside

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