Home › Words › H › handmanhandmanhandman means A (male) servant; manservant.EtymologyFrom hand + man, modelled after handmaiden, etc. For the printing sense, see by hand.nounA (male) servant; manservante.g.“No one knew how many Oracles would show up at each ceremony, seeking replacements for their lieges' handmaidens or handmen.” — 2006, James Clemens, Shadowfall:One who assembles printing type by hand.e.g.“The handman reads copy and assembles type by hand, including straight composition, tables and display.” — 1918, The Industrial Education Survey of the City of New York, page 44:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).