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midman

The English word “midman” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A male midwife.
  2. A worker with a status lower than that over master or overseer, but greater than that of apprentice or boy.
  3. A paddler who sits in the middle of a long canoe.
  4. A sailor whose area of responsibility is in the middle of a boat.

Etymology

Blend of midwife + man.

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