"weighman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weighmen [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English -man English weighman From weigh + -man. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|weigh|-man|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English -man English weighman [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*weganą", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*wegan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "wegan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "weyen", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "weigh", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "weighman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="weighman"> From weigh + -man. Head templates: {{en-noun|weighmen}} weighman (plural weighmen)
  1. A person whose occupation is weighing goods.

Inflected forms

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