Brinkman

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who advocates for brinkmanship.

    "It compels the 'brinkmen' to realise that, if they seek to make war on the Soviet Union, they cannot count on cooperation from Britain or France, and probably not from Western Germany."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"It compels the 'brinkmen' to realise that, if they seek to make war on the Soviet Union, they cannot count on cooperation from Britain or France, and probably not from Western Germany."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").

Etymology 2

Back-formation from brinkmanship.

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