"-man" meaning in French

See -man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /man/ Forms: -mans [plural], -men [plural], -woman [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from English -man. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|-man}} Borrowed from English -man Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|plural|-mans|or|-men|feminine|-woman|g=m}} -man m (plural -mans or -men, feminine -woman)
  1. used to form names of male professions or sportspersons Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--man-fr-suffix-bVBoA2LO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries
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