English Explanatory Dictionary

gownsman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

Word forms

gownsman gownsmen gownman

Etymology

From gown + -s- + man.

Derived words

stuff gownsman

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