weighman

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noun

A person whose occupation is weighing goods.

OriginEnglish weigh ← Middle English weyen ← Old English wegan →
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Meanings

nounweighman (plural weighmen)

plural weighmen

  1. A person whose occupation is weighing goods.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*weganą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wegan
  5. Old Englishwegan
  6. Middle Englishweyen
  7. Englishweigh
  8. Englishweighman

From weigh + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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