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underman

underman

English

Alternative forms

  • under man
  • under-man

Noun

underman (plural undermen)

  1. A man who is subordinate to, inferior to, or in some way disadvantageously placed with respect to others.
  2. A member of an acrobatic team who supports the others in his act

Adjective

underman (comparative more underman, superlative most underman)

  1. (nautical) Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

Verb

underman (third-person singular simple present undermans, present participle undermanning, simple past and past participle undermanned)

  1. To fail to provide with enough workers or crew.
  2. (nautical) To furnish with an insufficient number of men.