Home › Words › P › peatmanpeatmanpeatman · noun — A man whose occupation is digging peat.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom peat + -man.nounA man whose occupation is digging peat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pegasse 59% match — Peat; dark, spongy, acidic, soil of decomposed vegetation (peat), especially in Guyana. vs peatman →barrowman 58% match — A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface. vs peatman →paddy 57% match — An Irish person. vs peatman →bothyman 57% match — A laborer living in a bothy. vs peatman →potman 56% match — A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment. vs peatman →clayman 56% match — A man who works in a clay pit. vs peatman →spadesman 56% match — A man who uses a spade or shovel. vs peatman →bogger 55% match — Someone associated with or who works in a bog. vs peatman →