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boxman

boxman noun: a casino employee who supervises the craps table.

Noun

boxman (plural boxmen)

  1. A casino employee who supervises the craps table.
  2. Any of various types of worker who use or look after boxes.
    • The boxman weighs out the amount of each size required into a weigh-box […]1919, Municipal Journal (volume 46, page 30)
  3. (slang) A safecracker.

Forms of boxman

pluralboxmen

Origin of boxman

From box + -man.

Questions about boxman

What does boxman mean?
Boxman means a casino employee who supervises the craps table.
What part of speech is boxman?
Boxman is a noun.
What is the plural of boxman?
The plural of boxman is boxmen.

Words near boxman in the dictionary

  1. boxlock
  2. boxlocks
  3. boxmaker
  4. boxmakers
  5. boxmaking
  6. boxman
  7. boxmen
  8. Boxmoor
  9. boxoffice
  10. boxoffices
  11. boxologies

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