potman

P3O1T1M3A1N1

noun

A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.

Similar
potboy
OriginEnglish pot ← Middle English pot ← Old French pot →
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Meanings

nounpotman (plural potmen)

plural potmen · alternative pot man

  1. UKA man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna male worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores

Similar
potboy
Broader
employeemanadult male
Also see
potboy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  2. Old Englishpott
  3. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  4. Frankish*pott
  5. Vulgar Latinpottum
  6. Old Frenchpot
  7. Middle Englishpot
  8. Englishpot
  9. Englishpotman

From pot + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tampontopman
Cite this entry
APA

potman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potman

MLA

“potman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potman.

Source: potman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.