Etymology

holdman

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Today it means: A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo. Full definition →

Middle English hold ← German Holdmann
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holdman · noun1

From hold + -man.

Holdman · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromHoldmann
  2. Middle English · derived fromhold“loyal, faithful”
  3. English todayHoldman

Various origins: * Occupational surname for a servant, from Middle English hold (“loyal, faithful”) + man (“man”). * Variant of the English surname Oldman. * Variant of German Holdmann.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhold all →

hold

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