8-letter words that end in an
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aurorean — of or resembling dawn
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- baconian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning
- bactrian — of or relating to Bactria
- badarian — designating or of a Neolithic culture of Egypt, characterized by cattle-breeding, fine pottery, and a large range of ornaments
- bagwoman — a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- barbacan — barbican.
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- bargeman — a man who operates, or works aboard, a barge
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barthian — of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas
- bartizan — a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
- basilian — a monk of the Eastern Christian order of St Basil, founded in Cappadocia in the 4th century ad
- batavian — of or relating to Batavia (a former name for Holland or Jakarta) or its inhabitants
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- bavarian — of or relating to Bavaria or its inhabitants
- bayesian — (of a theory) presupposing known a priori probabilities which may be subjectively assessed and which can be revised in the light of experience in accordance with Bayes' theorem. A hypothesis is thus confirmed by an experimental observation which is likely given the hypothesis and unlikely without it
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beat man — district man.
- bedesman — beadsman
- beer can — an aluminium can for beer
- belizean — of or relating to Belize or its inhabitants
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- berrigan — an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, with hanging branches
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- billycan — Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- blaxican — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person of mixed-race heritage who self-identifies racially and culturally as both African American and Mexican-American.
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- boardman — a member of a board
- boatsman — boatman.
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bondsman — a person bound by bond to act as surety for another