name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A worker who operates a moving bridge.

   "The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat."

Etymology

From bridge + -man.

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