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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse..
...many of the Coffamen keeping beaytifull boyes, who ſerue as ſtales to procure them cuſtomers.
In their cabin, Miss Martin and Miss Bowker were interrupted by a knock on the door. “Women up on the boat deck!” the voice cried. “Get your lifebelts!” There was no time to change clothes; each girl grabbed a wrapper and cloak. As they dashed down the passageway they looked back to their colleagues, all male: the French waiters, chef, chef's assistants, bakers, sauce makers, fish cooks, wine butlers, barmen, coffeemen, soup cook, and sculleryman.
Use coffee man when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coffee man means (dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse..
Common synonyms include coffeemaker.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...many of the Coffamen keeping beaytifull boyes, who ſerue as ſtales to procure them cuſtomers.
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