English
holdman
From hold + -man.
Formed from hold + -man
Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to tend, herd’
Proto-West Germanic *haldan
Old English healdan
Middle English holden ‘to hold’
English hold
Today it means
noun A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / holdman