odd man
Meanings
noun
- In a group having an odd number of people, someone with the casting vote; an arbiter.
- Someone who does odd jobs.
- A man who trains in company with a boat's crew, so that he can take the place of anybody who falls ill.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From odd + man, probably after a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse odda-maðr.
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