loresman
English
Etymology
From Middle English loresman, equivalent to lore + -s- + man.
Noun
loresman (plural loresmen)
- (now rare) An instructor or teacher of traditional wisdom.
- 1999, Lewis Turco, The book of literary terms:
- An academician or other learned person who is the student of a particular discipline; a loresman.
- 2010, Stanley Elkin, George Mills:
- A whittler of course, and volunteer fireman, a loresman of stone and all the materials of Nature, beech and maple, elm and ash, and all the secret, invisible grains of the human heart.
References
- “loresman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From lores (“pieces of knowledge”) + man (“man, person”).
Pronunciation
- (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈlaːrɛsman/
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːr(ɛ)sman/
Noun
loresman (plural loresmen)
- (rare) instructor, tutor, teacher; especially a religious one.
Descendants
- English: loresman
References
- “lōres-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.