un rugbyman (des rugbymen)

Definition: rugby player(s)

Qui est ton rugbyman préféré ? - Who is your favorite rugby player?

Click the little graphic at the end to hear the franglais word rugbyman pronounced in French.

Official French equivalent: un joueur de rugby

There are numerous other franglais terms ending in -man:

• un barman - barman, bartender
• un businessman, un biznessman - businessman
• un caméraman, un cameraman - cameraman
• un clergyman - clergyman
• un gagman - gag writer
• un gentleman - gentleman
• un jazzman - jazzman, jazz musician
• un ombudsman - ombudsman
• un perchman (film production) - boom operator
• un policeman - policeman, police officer
• un recordman - men's record holder, champion
• un reporter-cameraman - news reporter and cameraman
• un self-made-man - self-made man
• un superman - superman, (ironic) terrific guy
• un taximan - taxi driver
• un tennisman - tennis player
• un wattman (archaic) - tram driver
• un yachtman, un yachtsman - yacht owner, yachtsman
• un yeoman - yeoman

Notes: Though you will hear rugbyman and the above words in France (and possibly other French-speaking countries), most of them are not French: they're franglais, which automatically makes them informal. Use with caution, if at all.

Pronunciation: [roog bee mahn]Audio Link