boardsmen

Noun

boardsman (plural boardsmen)

1. (dated) A member (especially male) of a board (governing body).
   • In certain instances we were estranged from denominational boardsmen by their sensitivity to professional prerogative.1966, C. Stanley Lowell, Embattled Wall: Americans United, an Idea and a Man

   Synonyms:

   board member

2. A surfer.
   • The first Endless Summer was partially a surfing documentary and partially a travelog, but it was organized around the quest for the perfect beach, which the intrepid boardsmen finally found at the film's end.1995, The Laser Disc Newsletter
3. A record producer; one who works a mixing board.
   • Brooklyn's THE BAD SEED getsa potentially dangerous production assist from Virginia boardsman Nottz, who resuscitates the Depression-era chorus technique he laced Busta Rhymes with on "Get Out!!"2000, Vibe, page 169
4. (dated) A high diver.
   • High divers Wilf Bacon, who holds the B.C. indoor crown, and Bernie McHale supplied thrilling samples of what aquatic fans will see, when the province's best boardsmen vie for honors at the Jaycee Regatta next month.1949, July 20, The Chilliwack Progress, page 15
5. A basketball player who excels at rebounds.
   • The overall record for the team was also broken that night when the Royal boardsmen grabbed 71 bouncebacks.1958, February 21, Pittston Gazette, page 6
6. A sailor on a smack whose job is to bait and shoot the lines
   • Earley in the morning there was an altercation between some of the Boardsmen and one of the Ships Corperals.1865 February 20, William Benjamin Gould, Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor, page 223

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