Home › Words › S › stretchermanstretchermanstretcherman means A male stretcher-bearer.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, stretcherman ranks #13,910 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom stretcher + -man.nounA male stretcher-bearer.A man who maintains the tension on a measuring-tape while a chainman takes the measurement.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stretcher 72% match — Someone or something that stretches. vs stretcherman →streeker 59% match — One who lays out a dead body; a professional attendant of the dead vs stretcherman →gurney 59% match — A stretcher having wheeled legs. vs stretcherman →strongling 57% match — One who is strong. vs stretcherman →stallman 56% match — A subcontractor in charge of a stall or working place. vs stretcherman →strower 56% match — One who strows something. vs stretcherman →bindlestiff 55% match — A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions. vs stretcherman →stryker 55% match — A modern, heavy-duty, full-featured gurney, typically heavily padded and having yellow legs. vs stretcherman →