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vatman

vatman noun: the employee responsible for gathering pulp from the vat on the mould in papermaking.

Noun (1)

vatman (plural vatmen)

  1. The employee responsible for gathering pulp from the vat on the mould in papermaking.

Noun (2) capitalized: VATman

VATman (plural VATmen)

  1. (UK, informal) The embodiment of the VAT taxation department

Forms of vatman

pluralvatmen
pluralVATmen

Origin of vatman

From vat + -man.

From VAT + man.

Questions about vatman

What does vatman mean?
Vatman means the employee responsible for gathering pulp from the vat on the mould in papermaking.
What part of speech is vatman?
Vatman is a noun.
What is the plural of vatman?
The plural of vatman is vatmen.

Words near vatman in the dictionary

  1. Vatiras
  2. vatje
  3. vatjes
  4. vatmaker
  5. vatmakers
  6. vatman
  7. vatmen
  8. Vatnajökull
  9. vatnik
  10. vatniki
  11. vatniks

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