shantyman
shantyman · shantymen
The sailor who sings the main line of a sea shantyThe sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses)
Meaning
2 sensesThe sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses)
(Canada)A lumberjack
Origin
From shanty + -man.From shanty + -man.
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Forms
plural: shantymenSynonyms
3 synonymslumberjackloggerchanteyman
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular