name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pigman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 G M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A farm worker who looks after pigs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hogman
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A dealer in crockery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
a herder or swine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: swineherd
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herder, herdsman, drover
History
Etymology
From pig + -man.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sikojenhoitaja — farm worker who looks after pigs
- German: Schweinewärter — farm worker who looks after pigs
- Romanian: porcar — farm worker who looks after pigs
Real reading context