Chineseman

C3H4I1N1E1S1E1M3A1N1

noun

A Chinese man, a Chinaman.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounChineseman (plural Chinesemen)

plural Chinesemen

  1. A Chinese man, a Chinaman.

    When speaking of the Chinese individually we should undoubtedly say a Chinese or a Chineseman.

    1878, in Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Volume 243, p. 760 (Google Books view)
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    They saw the Chineseman, her grandfather, was broken in pieces. He was an ornament too and had fallen off the table

    1977, Country life, volume 162

    Brook asked the actors to find a way of communicating the idea of this picture to a blind Chineseman.

    1995, Albert Hunt, Geoffrey Reeves, Peter Brook, page 129

    In the same book, Ku judges, "In fact, in order to understand the real Chineseman and the Chinese civilization, […]."

    2006, Wei-Bin Zhang, Hong Kong: the pearl made of British mastery, page 176

    I asked the three Chinesemen as I exited Uncle Bernie's building. I could have taken a subway to Pettigrew's for the meeting, but I wanted to get there early so I could speak to the knowledgeable Mrs. Christopher.

    2007, Nancy Fairbanks, Turkey Flambé

    And who, despite all that, sat next to her, deferential and friendly — not attempting to impress her with his heroic status. Modest, Jade thought, a quality that was as rare among Englishmen as Chinesemen and, in fact, might be a rarity among all men.

    2008, Sarah A. Hoyt, Heart and Soul, page 344

Origin

A compound of Chinese + -man, or a compression of the words "Chinese man" into a single word, which may have been influenced by Chinaman or by similar words such as Englishman, Frenchman and Dutchman.

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APA

Chineseman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chineseman

MLA

“Chineseman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chineseman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chineseman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chineseman.

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