chinaman.
A dealer in porcelain (china).
Meaning & usage
A dealer in porcelain (china).
Where this word comes from
From china (“porcelain”) + -man.
A left-arm unorthodox bowling action (left-arm wrist-spin).
A spin bowler who uses such an action.
A ball delivered with such an action.
Where this word comes from
From Chinaman, a dated, now offensive term for a Chinese person. Compare Chinese (“unfamiliar, unexpected”). Named in reference to Ellis Achong, a West Indian player of Chinese descent.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.