Etymograph

English

tapeman

From tape + -man.

Formed from tape + -man

Old English tæppa ‘ribbon, tape’

Middle English tape

English tape

Today it means

noun A surveyor who uses a tape measure.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tapeman”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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