dutchman
IPA: dˈʌtʃmʌn
Root Word: Dutchman
noun
- A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.
- A man of Dutch descent.
- (US) A male Pennsylvania German.
- (archaic or dated) A male German.
- (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic slur) A male white Afrikaner.
- (US) A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- (carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
- A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
- (theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
- (nautical) Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman.: a ghost ship [(nautical folklore) A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.]
- (nautical) Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman: a ghost ship [(nautical folklore) A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.]
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Examples of "dutchman" in Sentences
- That's what you are, a dutchman.
- And yes, you are a terrible Dutchman.
- This is not very usual for a Dutchman.
- If he's a neutral editor, I'm a Dutchman.
- As a Dutchman I protest against such bias.
- For a Dutchman that is very strange to read.
- If that's an artificial structure, I'm a Dutchman.
- It is based on the legend of the cursed ship the Flying Dutchman.
- A Pennsylvania Dutchman, born into a large family in bucolic Lykens Valley.
- Her fury unleashes a maelstrom, in which the Dutchman and the Pearl battle.
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