juryman

[ joor-ee-muhn ]

noun

, plural ju·ry·men.

1. a juror.

juryman

/ ˈdʒʊərɪmən /

noun

1. a member of a jury, esp a man

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juryman¹

First recorded in 1570–80; jury ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Another case, he said, involved the time-honored stratagem of getting the right jury and a twist on a line from the English poet Alexander Pope, “Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.”

From Washington Post

She stands head and shoulders above every one else in the estimation of these jurymen; she doctored the children and confined the wives of pretty near all of them.

From Project Gutenberg

The Usher, a functionary of the old school, at once proceeds to give some homely and informal advice to the jurymen, telling them to listen to the case with minds free from vulgar prejudice.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the coroner asked the usual question of the jurymen.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Bagley would gladly have submitted a more extended estimate than he did of Mr. Denny’s life and character, but he was just hurrying into court to take his place as a juryman.

From Project Gutenberg