Krooman

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noun

an ex-slave, rescued from West Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy, especially one from the Kroo tribe.

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Meanings

nounKrooman (plural Kroomen)

plural Kroomen

  1. historicalobsoletean ex-slave, rescued from West Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy, especially one from the Kroo tribe.

Origin

From Kroo + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Komarno
Cite this entry
APA

Krooman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krooman

MLA

“Krooman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krooman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krooman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krooman.

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