What does "boardsman" mean?

A member (especially male) of a board (governing body).

What is a synonym for "boardsman"?

Common synonyms include: board member, boardman.

noun

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Noun

1
A member (especially male) of a board (governing body). dated
"In certain instances we were estranged from denominational boardsmen by their sensitivity to professional prerogative."
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."
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!!""
4
A high diver. dated
"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."
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."

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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."
7
One who rides on the boards of a log canoe in order to balance it.
"By adjusting their position on the boards, the crew can compensate for subtle changes in wind and course. One wrong move may be enough to send everyone into the drink, so the job of the boardsman is a tricky one."
8
One who wears a sandwich board. dated
"[...] one example of this being the fact that a boardsman has recently been promenading the Strand with a selection of photographs upon his sandwich boards"
9
A chess player.
"Bob took his unspoken initiation in stride; it was a chess game of sorts, and he was in the realm of a master, who, in turn, was son of a master boardsman."
10
A player of draughts/checkers dated
"On Tuesday evening draught match was played at the Eastbourne village club. The home team are adept boardsmen [...]"
11
One who assembles the frames of a ship.
"In this work there are engaged the frameturner, the boardsman or adjuster, and a third man whom we may term the builder."
12
One who prepares wigs or artificial hair. archaic
"1891, July 25, classified advert in South Wales Echo Wanted; good Gent's Hand; fair Ladies and Boardsman, able to put up plain dressings."