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staffman

staffman noun: a workman employed in silk throwing.

Noun

staffman (plural staffmen)

  1. (dated) A workman employed in silk throwing.
  2. A member of staff
  3. a staffer, an employee in an organisation.

Forms of staffman

pluralstaffmen

Origin of staffman

From staff + -man.

Questions about staffman

What does staffman mean?
Staffman means a workman employed in silk throwing.
What part of speech is staffman?
Staffman is a noun.
What is the plural of staffman?
The plural of staffman is staffmen.

Words near staffman in the dictionary

  1. staffing
  2. staffing up
  3. staffings
  4. staffish
  5. staffless
  6. staffman
  7. staffmen
  8. Stafford
  9. Stafford County
  10. Stafford gambit
  11. Stafford gambits

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