matross

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch matroos (“sailor, seaman”), essentially from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French matelot (“seaman”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch mattenoot. Compare German Matrose, Swedish matros, Danish matros, and Crimean Tatar matros.

Noun

matross (plural matrosses)

1. (historical) In the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.

Anagrams

• Mastros, stroams, stromas