emergency man

noun

A bailiff's officer or volunteer provided for a special service, especially one who was placed in charge of properties from which the tenants were evicted during the Land War, or who came to bring in the crops of men who were boycotted during that period.

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Meanings

nounemergency man (plural emergency men)

plural emergency men

  1. IrelandhistoricalA bailiff's officer or volunteer provided for a special service, especially one who was placed in charge of properties from which the tenants were evicted during the Land War, or who came to bring in the crops of men who were boycotted during that period.
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APA

emergency man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20man

MLA

“emergency man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emergency man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20man.

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