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terrierman

terrierman noun: a person in charge of a pack of terriers.

Noun

terrierman (plural terriermen)

  1. A person in charge of a pack of terriers.
    • "Old Will Smale, the terrierman, put his terriers into the holt below Watercombe and bolted a fox."1842, The Sporting Magazine, January pg.228

Forms of terrierman

pluralterriermen

Origin of terrierman

From terrier + -man.

Questions about terrierman

What does terrierman mean?
Terrierman means a person in charge of a pack of terriers.
What part of speech is terrierman?
Terrierman is a noun.
What is the plural of terrierman?
The plural of terrierman is terriermen.

Words near terrierman in the dictionary

  1. Terrie
  2. Terrien
  3. Terriens
  4. terrier
  5. terrierlike
  6. terrierman
  7. terriermen
  8. terriers
  9. terries
  10. terrif
  11. terrific

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