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wainman¹

Where it comes from

From wain + -man.

noun wainmen

  1. archaic A wagoner.

Wainman²

Where it comes from

Occupational surname for a cartwright, from Middle English wayn (“wagon, cart”) + man.

proper noun Wainmans

  1. A surname from Middle English.

    Similar: Cartwright, Wainwright

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

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

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

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@misc{wainman_2026,
  title = {wainman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wainman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}