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spearman

Today it means: One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a person who hunts with a spear. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann

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spearman · noun¹

Englishspear
Proto-Indo-European*mon-
Proto-Germanic*mann-
Proto-West Germanic*mann
Old Englishmann
Middle Englishman
English todayspearman

From spear + -man.

Spearman · proper noun²

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.