"paperman" meaning in All languages combined

See paperman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: papermen [plural]
Etymology: From paper + -man. Etymology templates: {{af|en|paper|-man}} paper + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|papermen}} paperman (plural papermen)
  1. A man who delivers newspapers. Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations
    Sense id: en-paperman-en-noun-0Hbnz4iz Disambiguation of Male people: 68 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (jazz slang) A musician who cannot improvise. Categories (topical): Jazz
    Sense id: en-paperman-en-noun-mdMHg6va
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: paperboy, papergirl, paperwoman, mailman, postman

Inflected forms

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