it>or n. [ Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ). ] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. ] The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a member of an aircrew. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. an enlisted man in the air force; there are several grades. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft; a woman aviator; a woman airplane pilot or balloonist; an aviatrix.
Syn. -- aviatrix, aviatress [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A native or resident of Alabama.
Syn. -- Alabamian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Aldermen [ AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man. See Elder, n. ] 1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of the East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England; and there were aldermen of cities, counties, and castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective districts. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes. ] [ Obs. ] 1. A German. Also adj., German. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The German language. J. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of dance. See Allemande. [ 1913 Webster ]

Almain rivets,
Almayne rivets, or
Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A giver of alms. [ R. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Longshoreman. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Jordan. Population (2000) = 963, 490. [ PJC ]

n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of anchorwoman. [ PJC ]

n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Female correlate of anchorman. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
Syn. -- Anglo-French [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Ahriman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A man skilled in an art or in arts. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Assemblymen A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a female member of a legislative body called an assembly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G. hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. Hetman. ] A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. ātman. ] (Hinduism) (a) The life principle, soul, or individual essence. (b) The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise. This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ etc. } See Ax, Axman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Axmen One who wields an ax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Backwoodsmen A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times. Fisher Ames. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n.; pl. Bagmen A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turk. ba&tsdot_;man. ] A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Batmen [ F. bât packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse. ] A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Batsmen The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the batsman is usually called the batter. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Nav.) In the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now officially designated as hospital apprentice. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Beadsman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. -men A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. -women Fem. of Beadsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a woman who is a beggar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Billmen One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. “A billman of the guard.” Savile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fowler or birdcatcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An aviator; airman. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An airwoman; an aviatress. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Boatmen 1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

As late the boatman hies him home. Percival. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A boat bug. See Boat bug. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A boatman. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Boatwomen A woman who manages a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bogeymen /plu>. A goblin; a bugbear; a bogey{ 1 }. This is the form used by parents to frighten children; as, if you don't eat your vegetables, the bogeyman will get you.
Syn. -- bogey. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. “Go to sleep or the Boogeyman will get you.”
Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger; bugaboo; bugbear. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bondmen [ Bond, a.orn.+ man. ] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. “To enfranchise bondmen.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bondsmen. [ Bond, a. or n. + man. ] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another. [ 1913 Webster ]