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sanmen

Syllables: San·men

sanmen is the plural of sanman.

Meaning of sanman

Noun

sanman (plural sanmen)

  1. (New-York-City) A New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.
    • Sanmen get more on-the-job injuries than either policemen or firemen. Many of them strain their backs, undramatically but painfully, because, being so strong, they may forget to bend their knees when they're hoisting a garbage can.1978, The New Yorker, volume 54, part 3, page 28

Proper noun capitalized: Sanmen

Sanmen

  1. A county of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.

Origin of sanmen

From Mandarin 三門 /三门 (Sānmén).

Questions about sanmen

What does sanmen mean?
Sanmen means a county of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
What is sanmen the plural of?
Sanmen is the plural of sanman.
What part of speech is sanmen?
Sanmen is a proper noun.

Words near sanmen in the dictionary

  1. sanmai
  2. sanman
  3. Sanmartin
  4. sanmartinite
  5. Sanmartins
  6. sanmen
  7. Sanmenhsia
  8. Sanmenxia
  9. Sanmiguel
  10. Sanmiguels
  11. Sanmin

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