radarman

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noun

A radar operator.

OriginEnglish radar ← Middle English rengen ← Old French rengier →
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Meanings

nounradarman (plural radarmen)

plural radarmen

  1. A radar operator.
  2. USgovernmentA person who operates all navigational and communications systems.

Origin

  1. Englishradiotelegraphyclip.
  2. Englishradio
  3. Latindētēctiō
  4. Englishdetection
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  8. Proto-Germanic*andi
  9. Old Englishand
  10. Middle Englishand
  11. Englishand
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  13. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  14. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  16. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  17. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  18. Frankish*rankbor.?
  19. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  20. Old Frenchreng
  21. Old Frenchrengier
  22. Middle Englishrengen
  23. Englishrange
  24. Englishranging
  25. EnglishRADAR
  26. Englishradar
  27. Englishradarman

From radar + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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