beeman

See also: Beeman

English

Alternative forms
  • bee-man

Etymology

From Middle English beman, bemon, perhaps a partial calque of Old English bēoċeorl (“beekeeper”), equivalent to bee +‎ -man. Old English bēoċeorl may be an alteration of bēocere (“beekeeper”).

Noun

beeman (plural beemen)

  1. One who tends bees, usually as an occupation; beekeeper.
    • 1906, The Bee-keepers' Record, volume 24, page 170:
      I am a beeman of long standing, having practically kept bees all my life.
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