moorman

1 of 2

noun (1)

moor·​man

-aa(ə)n,

-mən

plural moormen

: an inhabitant of a moor

on Dartmoor … there was an old moorman's granite cottage

—G. E. Fussell

Moorman

2 of 2

noun (2)

Moor·​man

-aa(ə)n,

-mən

plural Moormen

India & Sri Lanka, archaic

: muslim

especially : a Muslim of mixed Arab and Indian ancestry

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

moor entry 1 + man

Noun (2)

Moor + man

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