houseman

[ hous-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌmæn, -mən /

noun, plural house·men [hous-men, -muh n] /ˈhaʊsˌmɛn, -mən/.

a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.

a man employed to maintain order, as in a bar or gambling casino; bouncer.

house detective.

one who represents the management in a gambling house.

British. a medical intern at a hospital.

Nearby words

houseless, houselights, houseline, housemaid, housemaid's knee, houseman, housemaster, housemate, housemother, houseparent, houseperson

Origin of houseman

First recorded in 1790–1800; house + man¹

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Examples from the Web for houseman

She was evidently intoxicated, and approached Houseman with a reeling and unsteady step.
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Each of the elder spectators remembered at once the person of Houseman, and the suspicion that had attached to his name.
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Houseman, it might very fairly be said, was not a credible witness.
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car|J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
His mother's name was Margit, and she was the only child at the houseman's place,—Kampen.
Arne: Early Tales and Sketches|Bjornstjerne Bjornson

This letter was carried to Mr. Houseman's office at three o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for houseman

houseman

/ (ˈhaʊsmən) /

noun plural -men

med a junior doctor who is a member of the medical staff of a hospitalUS and Canadian equivalent: intern

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