"wigman" meaning in All languages combined

See wigman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wigmen [plural]
Etymology: From wig + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wig|man}} wig + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|wigmen}} wigman (plural wigmen)
  1. Among the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, a male warrior who grows his hair long in order to weave it into a ceremonial wig.
    Sense id: en-wigman-en-noun-3t9yB6oR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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