Boardman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who wears a sandwich board.

    "There is perhaps no more heterogeneous set in existence than the London boardmen. Unlike many other street trades, this business is not followed by a special tribe."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Clayton County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kalkaska County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Columbus County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Mahoning County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Morrow County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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boardsman

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"There is perhaps no more heterogeneous set in existence than the London boardmen. Unlike many other street trades, this business is not followed by a special tribe."

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sandwich board

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