8-letter words that end in an
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
- polabian — a member of a Slavic people who once lived in the Elbe River basin and on the Baltic coast of northern Germany.
- politian — (Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- polyzoan — bryozoan
- pompeian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- portolan — a book of sailing charts with notations on coasts, harbours, etc
- powhatan — a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
- pozzolan — a porous variety of volcanic tuff or ash used in making hydraulic cement.
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- pressman — a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- priapean — priapic.
- priscian — flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- proseman — a writer of prose
- proturan — a proturan insect; telsontail.
- prussian — of or relating to Prussia or its inhabitants.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- punaluan — relating to punalua
- puntsman — a man in charge of a river punt
- puzzolan — pozzolana.
- pygmaean — pygmy (defs 6, 7).
- pyrenean — of or relating to the Pyrenees or their inhabitants
- qingyuan — former name of Baoding.
- quarrian — a cockatiel, Leptolophus hollandicus, of scrub and woodland regions of inland Australia, that feeds on seeds and grasses
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- quillman — (archaic) One who writes with a quill.
- radarman — a person who operates or helps to operate radar equipment.
- radioman — a person who operates a radio.
- raftsman — a person who manages or is employed on a raft.
- rambutan — the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
- rampsman — a mugger; violent robber
- ranarian — resembling, relating to, or characteristic of frogs
- ranchman — a rancher.
- rataplan — a sound of or as of the beating of a drum.
- rattigan — Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- red roan — a horse having a bay coat sprinkled with white hairs
- regalian — of or relating to regalia or royalty
- reinsman — a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- repo man — a person who is employed to take back or repossess property, esp because of failure to make payments under a hire-purchase agreement
- rhaetian — of or relating to Rhaetia.
- rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.
- ring man — Printing. an operator of a ring machine.
- riparian — of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.
- riverman — a boatman or a man earning his living working on a river
- romanian — a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- rosarian — a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- rotarian — a member of a Rotary Club.
- routeman — a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.