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veldman

veldman noun: a man who lives on the veld, using bushcraft to survive.

Noun

veldman (plural veldmen)

  1. A man who lives on the veld, using bushcraft to survive.
    • […] stout wardens of the marches who are known to be as good veldmen and riflemen as any Boers in Africa.1899, The Contemporary Review, volume 76, page 475

Proper noun capitalized: Veldman

Veldman (plural Veldmans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of veldman

Noun
pluralveldmen
Proper noun
pluralVeldmans

Origin of veldman

veld + -man

Questions about veldman

What does veldman mean?
Veldman means a man who lives on the veld, using bushcraft to survive.
What part of speech is veldman?
Veldman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of veldman?
The plural of veldman is veldmen.

Words near veldman in the dictionary

  1. veld sores
  2. veldcraft
  3. veldfire
  4. veldfires
  5. Veldhoven
  6. veldman
  7. Veldmans
  8. veldmen
  9. velds
  10. veldschoen
  11. veldschoene

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