gownsman

American  

[gounz-muhn] / ˈgaʊnz mən /

noun

plural

gownsmen

1. a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.

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Etymology

Origin of gownsman

First recorded in 1570–80; gown + 's ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Before he could reply, the colonel and his wife drew near, and Charles quickly introduced the young gownsman, whom he had seen more than once, and of whom he had heard favourable accounts.

From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.

A plain squire, he was told, was as likely to serve the country well as the most fluent gownsman, who was ready, for a guinea, to prove that black was white.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

"I hope I didn't hurt you much, Really, when I spoke so sharply, I did not see that you were not a gownsman!"

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas

Plato is a gownsman; his garment, though of purple, and almost skywoven, is an academic robe, and hinders action with its voluminous folds.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

But in my anger I saw nothing but the words, "not a gownsman."

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas