"houseman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊsmən/ [UK] Forms: housemen [plural]
Etymology: From house + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|house|man}} house + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|housemen}} houseman (plural housemen)
  1. (now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-houseman-en-noun-lxs9ioWu Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 71 29
  2. (chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. Tags: UK Synonyms (medical graduate): house officer, intern [US]
    Sense id: en-houseman-en-noun-SyEAhrQL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'medical graduate': 26 74

Inflected forms

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