Beeman
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who tends bees, usually as an occupation; beekeeper.
"I am a beeman of long standing, having practically kept bees all my life."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
Example
More examples"I am a beeman of long standing, having practically kept bees all my life."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From beeman, an occupational surname for a beekeeper.
Etymology 2
From Middle English beman, bemon, perhaps a partial calque of Old English bēoċeorl (“beekeeper”), equivalent to bee + -man. Old English bēoċeorl may be an alteration of bēocere (“beekeeper”).
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