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"Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity."
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"Someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area."
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"text": "free + -man → freeman",
"type": "example"
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"text": "ice + -man → iceman",
"type": "example"
},
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"text": "super + -man → superman",
"type": "example"
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"Someone (possibly implied male) who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area."
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"text": "Dutch + -man → Dutchman",
"type": "example"
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"text": "China + -man → Chinaman",
"type": "example"
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"text": "Yorkshire + -man → Yorkshireman",
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"Someone (possibly implied male) who has a particular nationality."
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "airman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "bogeyman"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "committeeman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "fireman"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "freeman"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
"word": "gunman"
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"word": "horseman"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0",
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"word": "lawman"
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"word": "newsman"
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"word": "superman"
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"type": "example"
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"type": "example"
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"A man whose name begins with the preceding letter."
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"type": "example"
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"text": "East India + -man → East Indiaman",
"type": "example"
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"text": "merchant + -man → merchantman",
"type": "example"
},
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"text": "Greenland + -man → Greenlandman (“a whaling ship”)",
"type": "example"
},
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"text": "China + -man → Chinaman (“sailing ship engaged in the Old China Trade”)",
"type": "example"
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"A ship which has special characteristics relating to a trade or area."
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"word": "newsman"
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"word": "superman"
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"text": "→ Japanese: マン (-man)"
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"form": "-woman",
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"text": "horse + -man → horseman",
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"text": "sports + -man → sportsman",
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"Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity."
],
"tags": [
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"type": "example"
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"text": "news + -man → newsman",
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"type": "example"
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{
"text": "ice + -man → iceman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "super + -man → superman",
"type": "example"
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"Someone (possibly implied male) who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area."
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"text": "Scots + -man → Scotsman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Dutch + -man → Dutchman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "China + -man → Chinaman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Yorkshire + -man → Yorkshireman",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Someone (possibly implied male) who has a particular nationality."
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
},
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"text": "H + -man → H-man (“man whose name starts with H, e.g. Harry”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "J + -man → J-man (“man whose name starts with an J”)",
"type": "example"
}
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"A man whose name begins with the preceding letter."
],
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"text": "Guinea + -man → Guineaman (“ship of the West African slave trade”)",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "East India + -man → East Indiaman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "merchant + -man → merchantman",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Greenland + -man → Greenlandman (“a whaling ship”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "China + -man → Chinaman (“sailing ship engaged in the Old China Trade”)",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"A ship which has special characteristics relating to a trade or area."
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
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"ipa": "/mən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mæn/"
}
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"word": "-man"
}
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