Used in a Sentence

houseman

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for houseman.

Editorial note

Even if you're not non-binary at all, you could still be a successful businesswoman or a Spanish-speaking houseman (househusband?

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for houseman.

Example sentences

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Even if you're not non-binary at all, you could still be a successful businesswoman or a Spanish-speaking houseman (househusband?

2

Susan Houseman figured it out - listen to her interview on Econtalk.

3

Only thing I think could help is going back to the traditional housewife/houseman with grandparents.

4

But good for Houseman recovering from bilged examinations.

5

While I very much enjoyed the narrative of plucky Houseman and her cross-tabulation-of-truth battling against elites, smug in their complacent certainty, I’m also skeptical of it.

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I'm more of a Browning or Houseman fan, really.

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I'd totally be a houseman if given the option.

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I mentioned in passing I was surprised not to see any Houseman on the shelf (plenty of Auden, a decent selection Brautigan, Sexton and Plath.) I had just overlooked it.

Quote examples

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My recollection from Bernard Knox's essay "Closet Modern", collected in Essays Ancient and Modern is that Houseman's work, whatever its quality, was primarily on an author of limited interest.

2

Back in the 80s, I used to see those TV ads with John Houseman for Smith Barney and feel somewhat skeptical.2,3 "They earn it." Yeah, right.

3

"Rogue Economist finds blinding obvious flaw by incompetent elites"; which, given that this is Houseman (one of the economic elites), it's very much kinda not?

Proper noun examples

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Or Mercury Theater, founded by Orson Wells and Houseman.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use houseman in a sentence?

Even if you're not non-binary at all, you could still be a successful businesswoman or a Spanish-speaking houseman (househusband?

What does houseman mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is houseman?

houseman is commonly used as noun.