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doomsman

[ doomz-muh n ]

/ ˈdumz mən /

noun, plural dooms·men.

Archaic. a judge.

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Origin of doomsman

1150–1200; early Middle English domes man man of judgment; see doom, ’s¹, -man

Words nearby doomsman

dooms, doomsayer, doomsday, doomsday book, doomsdayer, doomsman, doomster, doomwatch, doomy, doon, doona

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Example sentences from the Web for doomsman

He struck at the Doomsman with his hunting-knife, but the latter caught his wrist with the grip of a wolf-trap.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
I await the hour when the people shall knell thee to the doomsman.
Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton
The Doomsman had ridden in cool defiance up to the very walls of the keep.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
He tried to fix its bearings in his mind; if it were a fire it must indicate the neighborhood of the Doomsman stronghold.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen

But the Doomsman asked no questions; he spoke, lightly and carelessly, as was his wont.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen

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