tankman

English

WOTD – 4 June 2024

Etymology

A Ukrainian tankman during an operation in the Donbas region in 2014.

From tank +‎ -man (suffix denoting someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtænkmən/, /-ˌmæn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtænkˌmæn/
• Hyphenation: tank‧man

Noun

tankman (plural tankmen)

1. (military) The (male) operator of a military tank.

   Hypernyms: tanker, tankist (uncommon)

Alternative forms

• tank-man, tank man

Translations

(male) operator of a military tank

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坦克手 (zh) (tǎnkèshǒu)

• Finnish: panssarivaunumies
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: tanquista m
• Russian: танкист (ru) m (tankist)
• Spanish: tanquista m
• Ukrainian: танкі́ст m (tankíst)

Further reading

• tank on Wikipedia.Wikipedia