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wakeman

wakeman noun: a watchman.

Noun

wakeman (plural wakemen)

  1. (archaic) A watchman
  2. (UK, historical) A man employed to preside over a nightly curfew in the city of Ripon, England.

Proper noun capitalized: Wakeman

Wakeman (plural Wakemans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of wakeman

Noun
pluralwakemen
Proper noun
pluralWakemans

Origin of wakeman

From wake + -man.

Questions about wakeman

What does wakeman mean?
Wakeman means a watchman.
What part of speech is wakeman?
Wakeman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wakeman?
The plural of wakeman is wakemen.

Words near wakeman in the dictionary

  1. Wakelin
  2. wakelock
  3. wakelocks
  4. Wakely
  5. Wakelys
  6. wakeman
  7. Wakemans
  8. wakemen
  9. waken
  10. wakened
  11. wakener

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