"decoyman" meaning in All languages combined

See decoyman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: decoymen [plural]
Etymology: decoy + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|decoy|man}} decoy + man Head templates: {{en-noun|decoymen}} decoyman (plural decoymen)
  1. A man employed in decoying wildfowl.
    Sense id: en-decoyman-en-noun-efd7j5Xb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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