dutchman

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see also: Dutchman

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Noun

dutchman (plural dutchmen)

1. (carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
2. A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.

Translations

• French: romaillet

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Dutchman

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʌtʃmən/

Noun

dutchman (plural Dutchmen)

1. A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.
2. A man of Dutch descent.
3. (US) A male Pennsylvania German.
4. (archaic or dated) A male German.
5. (South Africa, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A male white Afrikaner.

Translations

• French: Néerlandais, Hollandais
• German: Niederländer, Holländer
• Italian: olandese
• Portuguese: holandês
• Russian: нидерла́ндец
• Spanish: holandés, neerlandés

Proper noun

1. (US) A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

   2003 Bradley, James Flyboys. New York: Little, Brown and Company. Ch 8:

   • President Roosevelt called a press conference in the Oval Office. [...] when asked where the Billys had originated, the Dutchman smiled broadly [...].

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