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teleman

teleman noun: a petty officer in the US Navy who performs clerical, coding and communications duties.

Noun

teleman (plural telemen)

  1. (US) A petty officer in the US Navy who performs clerical, coding and communications duties.
    • The classification is for graduates of a class A teleman school with no significant experience and for other personnel who are not qualified for a specialized classification.1949, Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standards, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel

Forms of teleman

pluraltelemen

Origin of teleman

From tele- + -man.

Questions about teleman

What does teleman mean?
Teleman means a petty officer in the US Navy who performs clerical, coding and communications duties.
What part of speech is teleman?
Teleman is a noun.
What is the plural of teleman?
The plural of teleman is telemen.

Words near teleman in the dictionary

  1. Telemachos
  2. Telemachus
  3. telemaintenance
  4. Telemakhos
  5. telemammography
  6. teleman
  7. telemanipulate
  8. telemanipulated
  9. telemanipulates
  10. telemanipulating
  11. telemanipulation

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