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endmen

endmen is the plural of endman.

Meaning of endman

Noun

endman (plural endmen)

  1. A man at one end of a row or line.
  2. One who takes the most advanced or extreme view of anything; an extremist.
  3. (obsolete) A type of stock character common in American minstrel shows, occurring in pairs, flanking a character in the middle, and distinguished by exchanging jokes in between skits and songs.
    • I don't like the Minstrel folks, and I doesn't care for the endmen's jokes;
      I has no use for the musical mokes, and I don't like a circus clown […]1904, William Jerome, When Mr. Shakespeare comes to town
    Synonyms:
    cornerman

Questions about endmen

What is endmen the plural of?
Endmen is the plural of endman.

Words near endmen in the dictionary

  1. endmarks
  2. endmatcher
  3. endmatchers
  4. endmember
  5. endmembers
  6. endmen
  7. endmill
  8. endmills
  9. endmost
  10. endnote
  11. endnoted

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