Associations to the word «Dutchman»

Wiktionary

DUTCHMAN, noun. A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.
DUTCHMAN, noun. A person of Dutch descent.
DUTCHMAN, noun. (archaic or dated) A German.
DUTCHMAN, noun. (South Africa) (derogatory) (offensive) (ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner.
DUTCHMAN, proper noun. (US) A nickname for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
DUTCHMAN, noun. (carpentry) (masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.

Dictionary definition

DUTCHMAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Holland.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats