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sternman

sternman noun: a person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat.

Noun

sternman (plural sternmen)

  1. A person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat.

Forms of sternman

pluralsternmen

Origin of sternman

From stern + -man.

Questions about sternman

What does sternman mean?
Sternman means a person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat.
What part of speech is sternman?
Sternman is a noun.
What is the plural of sternman?
The plural of sternman is sternmen.

Words near sternman in the dictionary

  1. sternity
  2. sternless
  3. sternlier
  4. sternliest
  5. sternly
  6. sternman
  7. sternmen
  8. sternmost
  9. sternness
  10. sternnesses
  11. Sterno

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