matman

M3A1T1M3A1N1

noun

A male wrestler.

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Meanings

nounmatman (plural matmen)

plural matmen

  1. A male wrestler.

    But at that time the victories of this compactly built young man over the strongest matmen looked impossible. Alexander bore very little resemblance to the huge, not very agile kings of the wrestling mat.

    1972, Soviet Life, numbers 184-195, page 63

Origin

From mat + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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