dutchman
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Dutchman¹
- /ˈdʌt͡ʃmən/
Rhymes with -ʌtʃmən
noun Dutchmen
- A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands. About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a Dutchman had constructed a telescope, by the aid of which visible objects, although at a great distance from the eye of the observer, were seen distinctly as if near; […]
- A male Pennsylvania German.
- A male German. […]There have been at least four legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mines in the American West, including the famed Superstition mine of Jacob Waltz.
- A male white Afrikaner. […]the tyranny of the rockspiders, crunchies, hairybacks, ropes, and bloody Dutchmen. Those were the names by which we referred to Afrikaners.
- Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship.
proper noun the Dutchman
- A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt called a press conference in the Oval Office. [...] when asked where the Billys had originated, the Dutchman smiled broadly [...].
dutchman²
Where it comes from
From Dutchman. Attested mainly in the US from the late 19th century.
noun dutchmen
- A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
- A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
- A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
- Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman (“a ghost ship”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hollander, netherlander, dutch, netherlands, holland, dutchperson, dutchophone, dutchwoman, netherlandophone, black dutch, amsterdammer, hollandophile, aruban, danishman, waterlandian, denmarkian
Translations
Every language
noun a Dutch man
| Español | holandés, neerlandés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 네덜란드인 nedeollandeu'in, 네덜란드 사람 nedeollandeu saram, 네덜란드 남자 nedeollandeu namja |
| 日本語 | オランダ人 Oranda-jin |
| 中文 | 荷蘭人 /荷兰人 Hélánrén |
| हिन्दी | ओलंदेज़ olandez, ओलन्देज़ olandez, ओलंदेज olandej, ओलन्देज olandej, डच ḍac |
| Kiswahili | Mholanzi |
| Português | holandês, neerlandês |
| Français | Néerlandais, Hollandais |
| Deutsch | Niederländer, Holländer |
| Italiano | olandese |
| Ελληνικά | Ολλανδός Ollandós |
| Română | olandez, neerlandez |
| Русский | нидерла́ндец niderlándec, голла́ндец gollándec |
| العربية | هُولَنْدِيّ hūlandiyy |
noun A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece
| Français | romaillet |
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Talk about this word "dutchman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dutchman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dutchman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dutchman "dutchman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dutchman.Cite this
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title = {dutchman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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