beeman

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noun

One who tends bees, usually as an occupation; beekeeper.

OriginMiddle English beman ← Old English bēoċeorl →
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Meanings

beeman1

nounbeeman (plural beemen)

plural beemen · alternative bee-man

  1. One who tends bees, usually as an occupation; beekeeper.

    I am a beeman of long standing, having practically kept bees all my life.

    1906, The Bee-keepers' Record, volume 24, page 170

Beeman2

proper nounBeeman (plural Beemans)

plural Beemans · alternative Beman

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Origin

beeman · noun

  1. Old Englishbēoċeorl“beekeeper”
  2. Middle Englishbeman
  3. Englishbeeman

From Middle English beman, bemon, perhaps a partial calque of Old English bēoċeorl (“beekeeper”), equivalent to bee + -man. Old English bēoċeorl may be an alteration of bēocere (“beekeeper”).

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Beeman · proper noun

From beeman, an occupational surname for a beekeeper.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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