Gownsman

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).
     One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or
     lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university;
     hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
     [1913 Webster]