Dutchman
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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; […]"
- 2 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.
- 3 a male native or inhabitant of Holland wordnet
- 4 A man of Dutch descent.
- 5 A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
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- 6 A male Pennsylvania German. US
- 7 A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
- 8 A male German. archaic, dated
"[…]There have been at least four legendary Lost Dutchman's gold mines in the American West, including the famed Superstition mine of Jacob Waltz."
- 9 Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman (“a ghost ship”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 10 A male white Afrikaner. South-Africa, derogatory
"[…]the tyranny of the rockspiders, crunchies, hairybacks, ropes, and bloody Dutchmen. Those were the names by which we referred to Afrikaners."
- 11 Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. US
"President Roosevelt called a press conference in the Oval Office. [...] when asked where the Billys had originated, the Dutchman smiled broadly [...]."
Example
More examples"An Englishman, a Belgian and a Dutchman enter a pub and sit down at the counter. Says the barkeeper, "Wait a minute, is this a joke or what?""
Etymology
From Middle English Ducheman; equivalent to Dutch + -man.
From Dutchman. Attested mainly in the US from the late 19th century.