# ruddleman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who deals in ruddle (red ochre), usually itinerant and red-stained

## Etymology
From ruddle + -man. First appears in print in 1622, possibly coined by Michael Drayton.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ruddleman