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rodsman

rodsman noun: someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.

Noun

rodsman (plural rodsmen)

  1. Someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
    • Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.1883, G. W. Cable, Old Creole Days
    Synonyms:
    rodman
  2. A fisherman.
    • […] a heavy basket of twenty-seven was landed by one rodsman.1886, Fishing, Fish Culture & the Aquarium, page 250

Synonyms of rodsman

Forms of rodsman

pluralrodsmen

Origin of rodsman

From rod + -s- + man.

Questions about rodsman

What does rodsman mean?
Rodsman means someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
What part of speech is rodsman?
Rodsman is a noun.
What is the plural of rodsman?
The plural of rodsman is rodsmen.

Words near rodsman in the dictionary

  1. Rodrina
  2. Rodriquez
  3. rods
  4. rods in pickle
  5. rodshaped
  6. rodsman
  7. rodsmen
  8. rodster
  9. rodsters
  10. Rodway
  11. Rodwell

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