Definition
Plural of billman; multiple soldiers equipped with bills (medieval polearms), or workers who handle billing.
Etymology
Standard plural of 'billman,' simply adding '-en' following Old English pluralization patterns that survive in modern English in words like 'policemen' and 'firemen.'
Kelly Says
English plurals that use '-men' instead of '-s' are mostly survivals from Old English when all masculine nouns pluralized this way—billmen is an interesting historical artifact in our modern plural system.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በለጠ ሂደት ሰዎች
be-let'e hi-det' se-och
ARالعربية
رجال الفواتير
rijal al-fowateer
BNবাংলা
বিল মানুষ
bil manush
CACatalà
homes de factures
ho-m-es deh fak-toor
CSČeština
muži s účtenkami
mu-zi s u-chten-kami
DADansk
faktura mænd
fak-too-ra maend
DEDeutsch
Rechnungsleute
rayk-nongs-loo-te
ELΕλληνικά
άνδρες λογαριασμών
an-d-res lo-ga-ri-as-mon
ESEspañol
hombres de facturas
om-bres deh fak-toor-as
FAفارسی
مردان صورتحساب
mardān sorat-e-hesab
FISuomi
lasku miehet
las-ku mie-het
FRFrançais
hommes de factures
oh-m-uh deh fak-toor
GUGU
બિલ વ્યક્તિઓ
bil vyakti-o
HAHA
mutum bili
mu-tum bi-li
HEעברית
גברים חשבונות
gev-rim chav-v-onot
HIहिन्दी
बिल वाले व्यक्ति
bil vaale vyakti
HUMagyar
számlaemberek
szám-la-em-ber-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang tagihan
o-rang ta-gee-han
IGIG
ndị na-akwụkwọ
ndi na-ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
uomini fatture
oo-o-mini fat-toor-eh
JA日本語
請求書男たち
せいきょうしょおとこたち
KKKK
счет адамдары
shet adam-dar-y
KMKM
អ្នកបញ្ជា
a-nek ban-chea
KO한국어
요금명세서 남자들
yo-geum-myeong-se-seo nam-ja-deul
MRMR
बिलांचा व्यक्ती
bil-aan-chaa vyakti
MSBahasa Melayu
orang bil
o-rang bil
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီလ်လူ
bee-l lay
NLNederlands
facturatiemannen
fak-toor-a-tee-man-nen
NONorsk
faktura menn
fak-too-ra menn
PLPolski
mężczyźni od rachunków
men-zhy-z-ni od ra-chunkow
PTPortuguês
homens de contas
oh-men-s deh kon-tas
RORomână
oameni de facturi
o-a-men-i deh fak-too-ri
RUРусский
мужчины по счетам
muzhchiny po schetam
SVSvenska
faktura män
fak-too-ra man
SWKiswahili
wanaume wa bili
wa-na-u-me wa bili
TAதமிழ்
பில் மனிதர்கள்
bil manithargal
TEతెలుగు
బిల్లు వ్యక్తులు
billu vyaktilu
THไทย
ชายรับผิดชอบบิล
chai rap-pit-chop bil
TLTL
mga tao ng bayarin
mga tao ng bay-a-rin
TRTürkçe
fatura adamları
fat-u-rah a-da-mla-ri
UKУкраїнська
чоловіки з рахунками
cholovik z rakhun-kami
URاردو
بلاں کے لوگ
bilaan kay log
VITiếng Việt
những người đàn ông hóa đơn
nhu-ng-oi dan ong hoa-don
YOYO
awọn ọmọ ẹ̀bọ́
aw-on o-mo eh-bo
ZUZU
abantu beziphundo
a-ban-tu be-zi-fun-do
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of billman; perpetuates masculine occupational default for soldiers equipped with bills/halberds. The -men suffix assumes male occupancy of military roles.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'soldiers armed with bills', 'bill wielders', or 'bill-armed combatants' to refer to the group without gendered occupational language.
Inclusive Alternatives
["bill wielders","soldiers (with bills)","bill-armed troops"]