8-letter words that end in an
- waitsian — of Tom Waits (born 1949), US singer and songwriter, or his works
- wakashan — a family of American Indian languages spoken in British Columbia and Washington and including especially Kwakiutl and Nootka.
- wanchuan — Wade-Giles. former name of Zhangjiakou.
- wandsman — verger (def 2).
- wannigan — a lumberjack's trunk.
- watchman — a person who keeps guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals, or thieves.
- waterman — a person who manages or works on a boat; boatman.
- waukegan — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan, N of Chicago.
- wax bean — a variety of string bean bearing yellowish, waxy pods.
- wealsman — a statesman
- weighman — a person whose occupation is weighing goods, produce, etc.
- welchman — Welshman.
- well-man — a healthy man who attends a clinic or surgery to ensure that his general health, lifestyle, and sexual performance are satisfactory
- wellsian — of or relating to the writings of H.G. Wells
- welshman — a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- wesleyan — of or relating to John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
- whaleman — a person whose occupation is whaling; whaler.
- wharfman — A man who works on a wharf.
- wheelman — Also, wheelsman [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/ (Show IPA). a helmsman or steersman.
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- widowman — a widower
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- wild man — a person who is uncivilized; a savage.
- winchman — a man who operates a winch
- wingspan — the distance between the wing tips of an airplane.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- woodsman — Also, woodman. a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
- xanthian — of or relating to the ancient city of Xanthus.
- xiangtan — a city in E Hunan, in S China.
- yangquan — a city in E Shanxi province, in NE China.
- yarraman — horse.
- yataghan — a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
- yinchuan — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- you mean — You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.
- yuan tan — an annual Chinese festival marking the Chinese New Year. It can last over three days and includes the exchange of gifts, firework displays, and dancing
- zukerman — Pinchas [ping-kuh s] /ˈpɪŋ kəs/ (Show IPA), born 1948, Israeli violinist, violist, and orchestral conductor.
- zurbaran — Francisco de [frahn-thees-kaw th e,, -sees-] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), 1598–1663? Spanish painter.