"cakeman" meaning in All languages combined

See cakeman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cakemen [plural]
Etymology: cake + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cake|man}} cake + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|cakemen}} cakeman (plural cakemen)
  1. A man who sells cakes.
    Sense id: en-cakeman-en-noun-zhYoKZF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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