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tankman

Syllables: tank·man/ˈtænkmən/US/ˈtænkˌmæn/

tankman noun: the (male) operator of a military tank.

tankman: the (male) operator of a military tank
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Noun

tankman (plural tankmen)

  1. The (male) operator of a military tank.

Forms of tankman

pluraltankmen
alternative formtank-man
alternative formtank man

Origin of tankman

From tank + -man (suffix denoting someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area).

Questions about tankman

What does tankman mean?
Tankman means the (male) operator of a military tank.
What part of speech is tankman?
Tankman is a noun.
How do you pronounce tankman?
Tankman is pronounced /ˈtænkmən/ (UK).
What is the plural of tankman?
The plural of tankman is tankmen.

Words near tankman in the dictionary

  1. tanklets
  2. tanklike
  3. tankmaker
  4. tankmakers
  5. tankmaking
  6. tankman
  7. tankmate
  8. tankmates
  9. tankmen
  10. tankobon
  11. tankobons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tankman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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