Salaryman Definition

sălə-rē-măn, sălrē-
salarymen
noun
A Japanese corporate businessman.
American Heritage
In Japan, a man who is a white-collar office worker, esp. an executive in a business organization.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Salaryman

Noun

Singular:
salaryman
Plural:
salarymen

Origin of Salaryman

  • Anglicization of Japanese sarariman salaried man English salary English man

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From salary +"Ž man, later after Japanese サラリーマン (sararÄ«man) (itself from English).

    From Wiktionary

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