fenman

English

Etymology

fen +‎ -man

Noun

fenman (plural fenmen)

  1. A (male) inhabitant of the fens.
    • 1987, Anthony Fletcher, Order and Disorder in Early Modern England, page 167:
      But Lilburne's presence has been equally problematic for those historians who have examined the activities and attitudes of the fenmen whom Lilburne, and his Leveller colleague, John Wildman, temporarily led.

Coordinate terms
  • fenwoman
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