marshman

See also: Marshman

English

Etymology

From marsh +‎ man.

Noun

marshman (plural marshmen)

1. An inhabitant of a marshy area or piece of marshland. [from 15th c.]
   • 1978, Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop, Fourth Estate, published 2014, page 9:

     She heard her name called, or rather she saw it, since the words were blown away instantly. The marshman was summoning her.