ruddleman

noun

rud·​dle·​man

-dᵊlmən

variants or less commonly reddleman

ˈred-

plural ruddlemen

: a dealer in red ocher

Word History

Etymology

ruddle entry 1 or reddle + man

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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