-man

French

suffix

Definitions

used to form names of male professions or sportspersons

Etymology

Borrowed from English -man.

Origin

English

-man

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-man English
Robertsman English
batsman English
oversman English
sneaksman English
spearsman English
statesman English
-mon Welsh