committeeman

[ kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -man ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural com·mit·tee·men [k, uh, -, mit, -ee-m, uh, n, -men].

committeeman

/ kəˈmɪtɪmən; -ˌmæn /

Is committeeman gender-neutral? See -man.

First recorded in 1645–55; committee + man

Michigan Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema declined to resign after posting an anti-gay article on his Facebook page.

Some bought tickets for $50 from their desperate Democratic committeeman.

Our American committeeman, Hoover, saw her in trouble the other day and asked her what was the matter.

In due course of time, her enemies received a powerful addition to their forces in the committeeman's wife.

"Then you'd better draw up a notice and put it up in the store and tavern," suggested the committeeman.

Be one of these precinct committeemen, or a county committeeman, or a state committeeman, or a worker of some kind.

The committeeman who was a manufacturer of precision machinery mopped his forehead.

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