a person whose duties concern the pantry of a hotel, house, or ship
pantryman in American English
(ˈpæntrimən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
a person who works in or has charge of a pantry, as aboard ship or in a hospital
Word origin
[1555–65; pantry + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1555–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chorus, clearance, incompatible, review, social-man is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a man ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -man include: chairman, liveryman, midshipman, ombudsman, pitchman