"cat man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cat men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cat men}} cat man (plural cat men)
  1. A man who likes cats or prefers cats as pets, often as opposed to liking dogs. Synonyms: cat-man Translations (man who likes cats): мачкар [Cyrillic, informal, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mačkar [Roman, informal, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-cat_man-en-noun-fcu2fsYs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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