"lifeman" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From life + man. Etymology templates: {{com|en|life|man}} life + man Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} lifeman
  1. One who practices lifemanship.
    Sense id: en-lifeman-en-noun-KkRutAXn
  2. (somewhat derogatory) One who attempts to seek an advantage or edge over another person. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-lifeman-en-noun-M4ZwNLQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lifemanship
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