Associations to the word «Houseman»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
HOUSEMAN, noun. (now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. [from 17th c.]
HOUSEMAN, noun. (chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. [from 1920s]
HOUSEMAN, proper noun. A surname.
Dictionary definition
HOUSEMAN, noun. An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term).
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.