marshman
See also: Marshman
English
Etymology
From marsh + man.
Noun
marshman (plural marshmen)
- An inhabitant of a marshy area or piece of marshland. [from 15th c.]
- 1978, Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop, Fourth Estate 2014, p. 9:
- She heard her name called, or rather she saw it, since the words were blown away instantly. The marshman was summoning her.
- 1978, Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop, Fourth Estate 2014, p. 9: