clubman
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Etymology
Noun
clubman (plural clubmen)
- (dated) A man who attends a social club.
- Synonym: clubster
- 1903, H G Wells, The Truth about Pyecraft:
- The fattest clubman in London. He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay by the fire, stuffing.
- A warrior who uses a club as a weapon.
- 1973, Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk, Dimensions of Polynesia: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego:
- The clubmen were second-class warriors. They wore closely woven braided coconut-husk armor and would drill with their clubs in preparation for war.
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Further reading
- “clubman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Noun
clubman m (plural clubmeni)
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