"cakeman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cakemen [plural]
Etymology: From cake + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cake|man}} cake + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|cakemen}} cakeman (plural cakemen)
  1. A man who sells cakes.

Inflected forms

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