houseman
houseman · housemen
A male follower or retainerA male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
/ˈhaʊsmən/
Meaning
2 senses(UK)A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience
(US)A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
Forms
plural: housemenSynonyms
4 synonyms(UK)A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a…:house officerintern
Close in meaning
- an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience:interninternemedical intern
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.