Kitchenman
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A man employed in a kitchen.
"Bowmen, Bridgmen, Divers, Swimmers, Placemen, Stewards, Supple Trimmers; Turners, Carters, Leaders, Drivers, Servants, Kitchenmen, and Weavers;[…]And many more—but let us ſtop! / And this fond prayer offer up: / May Erin’s ſons of ev’ry caſt, / Be Iriſhmen! from firſt to laſt! / Nor name or creed divide them!"
Example
More examples"Bowmen, Bridgmen, Divers, Swimmers, Placemen, Stewards, Supple Trimmers; Turners, Carters, Leaders, Drivers, Servants, Kitchenmen, and Weavers;[…]And many more—but let us ſtop! / And this fond prayer offer up: / May Erin’s ſons of ev’ry caſt, / Be Iriſhmen! from firſt to laſt! / Nor name or creed divide them!"
Etymology
From kitchen + -man.
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