dutchman
/ˈdʌtʃmən/
noun
- A person from the Netherlands.
- We met a friendly Dutchman while visiting Amsterdam.
- The Dutchman explained how windmills are used in his country.
- My neighbor is a Dutchman who moved here for work.
- A piece of material used to fill a gap or repair a surface, especially in woodworking or construction.
- He inserted a dutchman into the damaged section of the door frame.
- The carpenter cut a small dutchman to patch the hole in the floorboard.
- You can use a dutchman to fix that crack in the wooden table.
- In informal or historical contexts, a person of Dutch descent or origin (sometimes used in fixed phrases).
- Some people still use the term 'Dutchman' to refer to someone from the Netherlands.
- The Flying Dutchman is a famous ghost ship legend.
- In the old story, the Dutchman refused to give up his ship in the storm.
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