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smartman

smartman noun: a conman.

Noun

smartman (plural smartmen)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) A conman.
    • The steelband movement has always had an attraction for "smartmen" — men who saw the movement as something to be exploited. These smartmen came in all guises, as the following story illustrates.1991, George Goddard, Forty years in the steelbands, 1939-1979, page 120

Forms of smartman

pluralsmartmen

Origin of smartman

From smart + men.

Questions about smartman

What does smartman mean?
Smartman means a conman.
What part of speech is smartman?
Smartman is a noun.
What is the plural of smartman?
The plural of smartman is smartmen.

Words near smartman in the dictionary

  1. smartlet
  2. smartlets
  3. smartling
  4. smartlings
  5. smartly
  6. smartman
  7. smartmen
  8. smartmodem
  9. smartmodems
  10. smartmouth
  11. smartmouthed

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