"passman" meaning in All languages combined

See passman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: passmen [plural]
Etymology: pass + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pass|man}} pass + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|passmen}} passman (plural passmen)
  1. (British, archaic) One who passes a university degree, but without honours. Tags: British, archaic Synonyms: poll, pollman Related terms: classman
    Sense id: en-passman-en-noun-nWQbIg3g Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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