Holdman
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.
"However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually."
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually."
Etymology
Various origins: * Occupational surname for a servant, from Middle English hold (“loyal, faithful”) + man (“man”). * Variant of the English surname Oldman. * Variant of German Holdmann.
From hold + -man.
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