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raftsman

raftsman noun: a person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.

Noun

raftsman (plural raftsmen)

  1. A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.

Forms of raftsman

pluralraftsmen

Origin of raftsman

From raft + -s- + -man.

Questions about raftsman

What does raftsman mean?
Raftsman means a person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.
What part of speech is raftsman?
Raftsman is a noun.
What is the plural of raftsman?
The plural of raftsman is raftsmen.

Words near raftsman in the dictionary

  1. raftmates
  2. raftmen
  3. raftophilic
  4. raftophilicity
  5. rafts
  6. raftsman
  7. raftsmen
  8. raftswoman
  9. raftswomen
  10. rafty
  11. rafugar

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