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Meaning of FOEMAN

Pronunciation:  'fowmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
 
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 Synonyms: enemy, foe, opposition
 
 See Also: adversary, antagonist, besieger, opponent, opposer, resister

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Foe"man\ (f[=o]"man), n.; pl. {Foemen} (-men). [AS.
f[=a]hman.]
An enemy in war.
      And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy
      of their steel.                          --Sir W. Scott
 

 

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