English Explanatory Dictionary

cornerman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coach, trainer or other assistant who attends to a boxer between rounds.
  2. A player who can play both the small forward and power forward positions.
  3. A policeman assigned to an intersection to direct the traffic.
  4. Synonym of endman (“type of stock minstrel character”).

Word forms

cornerman cornermen

Etymology

From corner + -man.

Synonyms

corner endman
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