sugarman

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noun

A worker in sugar production.

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

sugarman1

nounsugarman (plural sugarmen)

plural sugarmen

  1. A worker in sugar production.

Sugarman2

proper nounSugarman (plural Sugarmans)

plural Sugarmans

  1. A surname.

    Jenny Sugarman's side dominated the first half and Aber keeper Megan Bowen made vital saves to deny Katie Barker and Ava Suckley.

    2026 September 6, Ioan Griffiths, Aled Williams, “Swans beat Cardiff & Wrexham start title defence with win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2026, retrieved 07 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Old Italianzucchero
  8. Old Frenchçucre
  9. Middle Englishsugre
  10. Englishsugar
  11. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  12. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  13. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  14. Old Englishmann
  15. Middle Englishman
  16. Englishsugarman

From sugar + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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