houseman

[ hous-man, -muhn ]

noun,plural house·men [hous-men, -muhn]. /ˈhaʊsˌmɛn, -mən/.
  1. a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.

  2. a man employed to maintain order, as in a bar or gambling casino; bouncer.

  1. one who represents the management in a gambling house.

  2. British. a medical intern at a hospital.

Origin of houseman

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; house + man

Words Nearby houseman

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How to use houseman in a sentence

  • "Ay, ay: but not St. Robert's," said houseman; and the grin of his teeth was visible through the dullness of the shade.

    Eugene Aram, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Each of the elder spectators remembered at once the person of houseman, and the suspicion that had attached to his name.

    Eugene Aram, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for houseman

houseman

/ (ˈhaʊsmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. med a junior doctor who is a member of the medical staff of a hospital: US and Canadian equivalent: intern

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