bayman

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noun

One of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern-day Belize.

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounbayman (plural baymen)

plural baymen

  1. historicalOne of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern-day Belize.
  2. USgovernmentA sickbay nurse.
  3. NewfoundlandA rural Newfoundlander, as opposed to a townie (city dweller).

Origin

  1. Englishbay
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishbayman

From bay + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bamyan
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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