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Norseman

American  
[nawrs-muhn] / ˈnɔrs mən /

noun

  • Norsemen
    plural
  1. Northman.


Norseman British  
/ ˈnɔːsmən /

noun

  1. another name for a Viking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Norseman

First recorded in 1810–20; Norse + man

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Pantoro’s Norseman gold project has scope to grow and the company has other deposits that could spread its production risk in future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The unusual species was spotted during targeted surveys of the critically endangered wildflower Marianthus aquilonarius, which grows only within the Bremer Range region located between Norseman and Hyden.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025

But Viktor Hovland is a Norseman, his youthful visage belying a stone-cold vigor.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 23, 2020

Revered among extreme endurance athletes for its cold-water swim, punishing cycling climbs and gruelling mountain-top finish, the Norseman attracts thousands of entries every year, but only 291 made it to the start.

From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2019

The giant Norseman stiffened and fell back into the collapsed spice bin with a final wallop.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Just 12 years later, the Norsemen administered another hammer blow to English soccer’s fragile psyche, overcoming the Three Lions 2-0 in a 1993 qualifying game that contributed to England missing the 1994 World Cup entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The Norsemen worshipped many gods and each of them had various characteristics, weaknesses and attributes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

Its two warring kings brutally killed by Viking invaders in 865, Northumbria had been heavily settled by Norsemen, a Scandinavian legacy still reflected in Yorkshire dialect today.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2019

Norsemen hunting migratory seals or walrus on the high seas would have been at increasing risk.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 10, 2016

Over the centuries, he tells Marie-Laure, the city ramparts have kept out bloodthirsty marauders, Romans, Celts, Norsemen.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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