houseman

noun — 2 senses

houseman

noun

UK /ˈhaʊsmən/

Etymology From house + -man.

1

US A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.

2

UK A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.

  • A young houseman wearing his white coat and name-tag walked past us towards the apartment houses beside the lake.2000, J. G. Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 184:
Synonyms
house officer, intern

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