spearman

[ speer-muhn ]

/ ˈspɪər mən /

noun, plural spear·men.

a person who is armed with or uses a spear.

Origin of spearman

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spear¹, man

Words nearby spearman

spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman, Spearman's rank-order coefficient, spearmint, spear phish, spear-phishing, spearpoint

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Example sentences from the Web for spearman

Spearman and Paul had stayed clean-shaven, with soap made from fat and wood ashes.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn
Mr. Spearman is the novelist par excellence of this intense vie modernit.
Italy, the Magic Land|Lilian Whiting
Wright watched the empty street and Spearman's palace that already seemed haunted and forlorn.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn
Later she had watched him turning the lifeboat under direction of Spearman's blunt gestures.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn

I am a spearman, but I prefer the North spear and the pilum.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for spearman

spearman

/ (ˈspɪəmən) /

noun plural -men

a soldier armed with a spear

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单词	spearman
释义	spearman [ speer-muhn ] / ˈspɪər mən / noun, plural spear·men. a person who is armed with or uses a spear. Origin of spearman Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at spear¹, man Words nearby spearman spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman, Spearman's rank-order coefficient, spearmint, spear phish, spear-phishing, spearpoint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spearman Spearman and Paul had stayed clean-shaven, with soap made from fat and wood ashes. West Of The Sun\|Edgar Pangborn Mr. Spearman is the novelist par excellence of this intense vie modernit. Italy, the Magic Land\|Lilian Whiting Wright watched the empty street and Spearman's palace that already seemed haunted and forlorn. West Of The Sun\|Edgar Pangborn Later she had watched him turning the lifeboat under direction of Spearman's blunt gestures. West Of The Sun\|Edgar Pangborn I am a spearman, but I prefer the North spear and the pilum. Ulric the Jarl\|William O. Stoddard British Dictionary definitions for spearman spearman / (ˈspɪəmən) / noun plural -men a soldier armed with a spear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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