coffeeman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From coffee + -man.
Meanings
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(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse.
...many of the Coffamen keeping beaytifull boyes, who ſerue as ſtales to procure them cuſtomers.
1615, George Sandys, A Relation of a Iourney begun An: Dom: 1610, I 66:
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A person who makes coffee in an establishment, or on a ship etc.
In their cabin, Miss Martin and Miss Bowker were interrupted by a knock on the door. “Women up on the boat deck!” the voice cried. “Get your lifebelts!” There was no time to change clothes; each girl grabbed a wrapper and cloak. As they dashed down the passageway they looked back to their colleagues, all male: the French waiters, chef, chef's assistants, bakers, sauce makers, fish cooks, wine butlers, barmen, coffeemen, soup cook, and sculleryman.
1999, Kristen Iversen, Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coffee man | alternative | lexicographic | |
| coffaman | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| coffeemen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| coffee-man | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
sv kaffekokare (Translations) · uz qahvachi (Translations) · sh kafedžija (Translations) · ota قهوهجی (Translations) · ro cafegiu (Translations) · bg кафеджи́я (Translations) · fr cafetier (Translations) · el καφετζής (Translations) · sh кафеџија (Translations) · tr kahveci (Translations) · az qəhvəçi (Translations) · ar قَهْوَجِيّ (Translations) · acw قَهْوَجي (Translations)