messman

[mes-muhn]

noun

Naval.

plural

messmen 

1. an enlisted person who serves in the messroom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of messman¹

First recorded in 1840–50; mess + -man

Example Sentences

Navy in 1939 at 19 years old, when Black service members were not eligible for promotion and were consigned to the messman branch, the Navy Times previously reported.

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Listings compiled with the assistance of Lauren Messman.

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Messman and thousands of other healthcare workers across the United States are grappling with psychological traumas that mental health professionals say are more commonly associated with soldiers returning home from far-flung battlefields.

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Messman loves to read but found she could not concentrate.

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Messman said she has been seeing a therapist with whom she has discussed her stress related to COVID-19.

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