"porkman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: porkmen [plural]
Etymology: pork + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pork|man}} pork + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|porkmen}} porkman (plural porkmen)
  1. a person who produces and sells pork.
    Sense id: en-porkman-en-noun-xLIdvHyP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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