English Explanatory Dictionary

Brinkman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. One who advocates for brinkmanship.

Word forms

Brinkman Brinkmans brinkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").

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