"tongman" meaning in English

See tongman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tongmen [plural]
Etymology: From tong + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tong|man}} tong + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|tongmen}} tongman (plural tongmen)
  1. A member of a criminal tong. Synonyms: tonger, tongster

Inflected forms

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