clubman
English
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editclubman (plural clubmen)
- (dated) A man who attends a social club.
- Synonym: clubster
- 1903, H G Wells, The Truth about Pyecraft:
- The fattest clubman in London. He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay by the fire, stuffing.
- A warrior who uses a club as a weapon.
- 1973, Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk, Dimensions of Polynesia: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego:
- The clubmen were second-class warriors. They wore closely woven braided coconut-husk armor and would drill with their clubs in preparation for war.
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Noun
editclubman m (plural clubmans or clubmen)
Further reading
edit- “clubman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
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editclubman m (plural clubmeni)
Declension
editDeclension of clubman
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) clubman | clubmanul | (niște) clubmeni | clubmenii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) clubman | clubmanului | (unor) clubmeni | clubmenilor |
| vocative | clubmanule | clubmenilor | ||
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