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wakemen

wakemen is the plural of wakeman.

Meaning of wakeman

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.

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Questions about wakemen

What is wakemen the plural of?
Wakemen is the plural of wakeman.

Words near wakemen in the dictionary

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

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