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requestman

noun

Etymology

From request + -man.

  1. derived from *kʷeh₂-✻
  2. derived from *kʷaizeō✻
  3. derived from requīsīta
  4. derived from *requaesita✻
  5. derived from requeste
  6. inherited from request
  7. suffixed as requestman — “request + man”

Definitions

  1. One who submits a formal request.

    • After the ME had made a very convincing case for going on leave Sohail asked his divisional Chief ERA, who was standing behind and to the right of the requestman, “Well, Chief. What do you say?”
    • If this was considered inadequate, the case went before the captain, who heard 'requestmen and defaulters' at a fixed time. Requestmen might ask for promotion, for special leave or some other privilege.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA