Meanings
portman1
plural portmen
- A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
Portman2
- A surname originating as an occupation.
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One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN
Origin
portman · noun
- Old Englishportman
- Middle Englishportman
- Englishportman
From Middle English portman, from Old English portman, portmann (“townsman, burgher, citizen”), equivalent to port + man.
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Cite this entry
portman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portman
“portman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portman.
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