stickman

stickman
\\ˈstikˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n, -_mən\ noun (plural stickmen)
Etymology: stick (I) + man
1. : one that handles a stick: as
a. : one that supervises the play at a dice table, calls the decisions, and retrieves the dice — called also dealer
b. : a player in any of various games played with a stick; especially : a lacrosse player
c.
(1) : a worker who moves hogsheads of tobacco by means of a heavy curved stick or an iron bar — called also hooker-out
(2) : a steelworker who moves bars or sheets with hand tongs
d. : conductor 6

the superb stickman — the specialist in baton technique — Newsweek

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/stik"man', -meuhn/, n., pl. stickmen /-men', -meuhn/.
croupier (def. 1).
[1930-35, Amer.; STICK1 + MAN1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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