name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. US
2. 2
   an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience wordnet
3. 3
   A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. UK

   "A young houseman wearing his white coat and name-tag walked past us towards the apartment houses beside the lake."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

internboybutlerchauffeurcoachmandriver

Example

More examples

"A young houseman wearing his white coat and name-tag walked past us towards the apartment houses beside the lake."

Etymology

From house + -man.

Related phrases

house officer

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