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-man

  • /mən/
  • /mæn/

suffix -men · -woman

  1. morpheme Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity. horse + -man → horseman
  2. morpheme Someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area. law + -man → lawman
  3. morpheme Someone (possibly implied male) who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. free + -man → freeman
  4. morpheme Someone (possibly implied male) who has a particular nationality. Scots + -man → Scotsman
  5. morpheme A man whose name begins with the preceding letter. H + -man → H-man (“man whose name starts with H, e.g. Harry”)
  6. morpheme A ship which has special characteristics relating to a trade or area. Guinea + -man → Guineaman (“ship of the West African slave trade”)

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"-man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-man. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-man. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-man

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"-man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-man.

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@misc{man_2026,
  title = {-man},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-man},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}