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Hillman
//ˈhɪlmən// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A former make of British motor car.
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of hilly or mountainous country; a tribesman who lives in the mountains.
"No one quite knew who or what the Gullals were till The Mussuck, who had been calling on Mrs. Hauksbee, and prided himself upon picking people's brains, explained they were a tribe of ferocious hillmen, somewhere near Sikkim, whose friendship even the Great Indian Empire would find it worth her while to secure."
- 2 A supernatural being, such as a dwarf, that lives beneath a hill.
"A farmer on whose ground there was a little hill, resolved not to let it lie idle, and began at one end to plough it up. The hill-man, who lived in it, came to him and asked him how he dared to plough on the roof of his house."
- 3 A person employed to sift through a heap of dust and rubbish in search of any saleable items. UK, historical
Etymology
From hill + man.
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