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soapman

soapman noun: a man who makes or sells soap.

Noun

soapman (plural soapmen)

  1. A man who makes or sells soap.
    • The crown itself derived over £ 29,000 per annum in payments and fines from the incorporation of the soapmen and the tonnage they offered.1996, Kevin Sharpe, The Personal Rule of Charles I, page 261

Forms of soapman

pluralsoapmen

Origin of soapman

From soap + -man.

Questions about soapman

What does soapman mean?
Soapman means a man who makes or sells soap.
What part of speech is soapman?
Soapman is a noun.
What is the plural of soapman?
The plural of soapman is soapmen.

Words near soapman in the dictionary

  1. soaplock
  2. soaplocks
  3. soapmaker
  4. soapmakers
  5. soapmaking
  6. soapman
  7. soapmen
  8. soapmonger
  9. soapmongers
  10. soapnut
  11. soapnuts

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