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tapsman

tapsman noun: a head servant who is in charge of other servants.

Noun

tapsman (plural tapsmen)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A head servant who is in charge of other servants.
  2. (Scotland, historical) The chief of a company of drovers.

Forms of tapsman

pluraltapsmen

Questions about tapsman

What does tapsman mean?
Tapsman means a head servant who is in charge of other servants.
What part of speech is tapsman?
Tapsman is a noun.
What is the plural of tapsman?
The plural of tapsman is tapsmen.

Words near tapsman in the dictionary

  1. Tapscott
  2. Tapscotts
  3. Tapsell
  4. tapsilog
  5. tapsilogs
  6. tapsman
  7. tapsmen
  8. tapster
  9. tapsters
  10. tapstress
  11. tapstresses

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