"drayman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: draymen [plural], dray-man [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dray Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English drayman From dray + -man. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dray|-man|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dray Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English drayman [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mann-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "drayman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="drayman"> From dray + -man. Head templates: {{en-noun|draymen}} drayman (plural draymen)
  1. (obsolete) A man who drives drays. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-drayman-en-noun-H4A444gb Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 93 7 Disambiguation of Occupations: 91 9
  2. A deliveryman for a brewery.
    Sense id: en-drayman-en-noun-Uf2-ummm

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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