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rodsmen

rodsmen is the plural of rodsman.

Meaning of rodsman

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

Questions about rodsmen

What is rodsmen the plural of?
Rodsmen is the plural of rodsman.

Words near rodsmen in the dictionary

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

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