Fenman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A (male) inhabitant of the fens.

    "But Lilburne's presence has been equally problematic for those historians who have examined the activities and attitudes of the fenmen whom Lilburne, and his Leveller colleague, John Wildman, temporarily led."

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fenwoman

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"But Lilburne's presence has been equally problematic for those historians who have examined the activities and attitudes of the fenmen whom Lilburne, and his Leveller colleague, John Wildman, temporarily led."

Etymology

From fen + -man.

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