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Meaning of gownsman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
archaic

Examples

“The two gownsmen lowered the rigid body. It lay straight as a board, supported by no more than its head on the chair-back, and its heels on the ground.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

gowpen gowpenful Gowran Gowrie Gowrie Park Gowro