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spearman

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A city, the county seat of Hansford County, Texas, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a person who hunts with a spear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From spear + man, an occupational surname for a soldier armed with a spear.

Etymology tree English spear Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English spearman From spear + -man.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَمَّاح (rammāḥ) — soldier with spear
  • Bulgarian: копиеносец (kopienosec) — soldier with spear
  • Catalan: llancer — soldier with spear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 槍手 /枪手 (qiāngshǒu) — soldier with spear
  • French: lancier — soldier with spear
  • French: piquier — soldier with spear
  • Greek: λογχοφόρος (lonchofóros) — soldier with spear
  • Ancient Greek: αἰχμητής (aikhmētḗs) — soldier with spear
  • Hungarian: dárdás — soldier with spear
  • Kalmyk: җидч (jidç) — soldier with spear
  • Persian: نیزهدار (neyze-dâr) — soldier with spear
  • Persian: سرباز نیزهدار (sarbâz-e neyze-dâr) — soldier with spear
  • Polish: włócznik — soldier with spear
  • Romanian: sulițar — soldier with spear
  • Swedish: spjutkastare — soldier with spear
  • Telugu: ఈటెకాడు (īṭekāḍu) — soldier with spear
  • Ukrainian: спи́сник (spýsnyk) — soldier with spear
  • Ukrainian: списобо́рець (spysobórecʹ) — soldier with spear
  • Ukrainian: списоно́сець (spysonósecʹ) — soldier with spear