8-Letter Nouns Ending With AN
Here's the list of all the 317 8-Letter Nouns Ending With AN in the English Language.
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| chairman | 1. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization More Definitions → |
| guardian | 1. a person who cares for persons or property More Definitions → |
| civilian | 1. a nonmilitary citizen More Definitions → |
| musician | 1. someone who plays a music as a profession 2. artist who composes or conducts music as a profession More Definitions → |
| suburban | More Definitions → |
| freshman | 1. a first-year undergraduate 2. any new participant in some activity More Definitions → |
| superman | 1. a person with great powers and abilities 2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide More Definitions → |
| meridian | 1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development 2. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator More Definitions → |
| bohemian | 1. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life More Definitions → |
| partisan | 1. a fervent and even militant proponent of something 2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity More Definitions → |
| magician | 1. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience 2. one who practices magic or sorcery More Definitions → |
| riparian | More Definitions → |
| salesman | 1. a man salesperson More Definitions → |
| comedian | 1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts 2. an actor in a comedy More Definitions → |
| handyman | 1. a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks More Definitions → |
| cardigan | 1. knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper More Definitions → |
| saucepan | 1. a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling More Definitions → |
| lifespan | 1. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) More Definitions → |
| waterman | 1. someone who drives or rides in a boat More Definitions → |
| alderman | 1. a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) More Definitions → |
| freedman | 1. a person who has been freed from slavery More Definitions → |
| diocesan | 1. a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese More Definitions → |
| talisman | 1. a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease More Definitions → |
| mulligan | 1. Irish version of burgoo More Definitions → |
| obsidian | 1. acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces More Definitions → |
| agrarian | More Definitions → |
| horseman | 1. a man skilled in equitation 2. a person who breeds and cares for horses More Definitions → |
| watchman | 1. a guard who keeps watch More Definitions → |
| everyman | 1. the ordinary person More Definitions → |
| huntsman | 1. someone who hunts game More Definitions → |
| cesarean | 1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) More Definitions → |
| valerian | 1. a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers More Definitions → |
| barbican | 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) More Definitions → |
| wingspan | 1. linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil More Definitions → |
| optician | 1. a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision More Definitions → |
| nobleman | 1. a titled peer of the realm More Definitions → |
| pressman | 1. someone whose occupation is printing 2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media More Definitions → |
| stockman | 1. farmer who breed or raises livestock More Definitions → |
| marksman | 1. someone skilled in shooting More Definitions → |
| coachman | 1. a man who drives a coach (or carriage) More Definitions → |
| cerulean | 1. a light shade of blue More Definitions → |
| nonhuman | More Definitions → |
| hooligan | 1. a cruel and brutal fellow More Definitions → |
| rifleman | 1. someone skilled in the use of a rifle 2. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle More Definitions → |
| cetacean | 1. large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals More Definitions → |
| spaceman | 1. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft More Definitions → |
| woodsman | 1. someone who lives in the woods 2. makes things out of wood More Definitions → |
| arcadian | More Definitions → |
| steelman | 1. a worker engaged in making steel More Definitions → |
| publican | 1. the keeper of a public house More Definitions → |
| bondsman | 1. a male slave 2. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else More Definitions → |
| marzipan | 1. almond paste and egg whites More Definitions → |
| henchman | 1. someone who assists in a plot More Definitions → |
| linesman | 1. official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) 2. a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines More Definitions → |
| helmsman | 1. the person who steers a ship More Definitions → |
| toboggan | 1. a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front More Definitions → |
| thespian | 1. a theatrical performer More Definitions → |