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Portman

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.

    "One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation."

Noun
  1. 1
    A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From port + man.

Etymology 2

From Middle English portman, from Old English portman, portmann (“townsman, burgher, citizen”), equivalent to port + man.

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