norman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
    Jessye Norman.
  2. noun Australian golfer (born in 1955)
    Greg Norman; Gregory John Norman.
  3. noun an inhabitant of Normandy
  4. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy
    • Norman beaches
  5. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans
    • the Norman Invasion in 1066

WordNet

Nor"man noun
Etymology
F. normand.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell.
Nor"man adjective
Etymology
F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
Nor"man noun
Definitions
  1. A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.

Webster 1913