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shantyman

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

shanty +‎ -man

Noun edit

shantyman (plural shantymen)

  1. (nautical, music) The sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses)
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Etymology 2 edit

shanty +‎ -man

Noun edit

shantyman (plural shantymen)

  1. (Canada) A lumberjack
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