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textman

textman noun: one who is ready to quote texts.

Noun

textman (plural textmen)

  1. (dated) One who is ready to quote texts.
    • Mens daily occaſions for themſelves or friends, and the neceſities of common life, require the doing of a thouſand things vvithin the compaſs of a fevv dayes, for vvhich it vvould puzzle the beſt Textman that liveth; readily to bethink himself of a ſentence in the Bible, clear enough to ſatisfie a...1634 August 31 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Robert Sanderson, “[Ad Clerum.] The Fourth Sermon. At a Metropolitical Visitation at Grantham, Lincoln, 22 August 1634.”, in XXXIV Sermons. […]...

Forms of textman

pluraltextmen

Origin of textman

From text + -man.

Questions about textman

What does textman mean?
Textman means one who is ready to quote texts.
What part of speech is textman?
Textman is a noun.
What is the plural of textman?
The plural of textman is textmen.

Words near textman in the dictionary

  1. textlessly
  2. textlessness
  3. textlet
  4. textlets
  5. textlike
  6. textman
  7. textmate
  8. textmates
  9. textmen
  10. textmining
  11. textmode

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