Endman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man at one end of a row or line.
  2. 2
    One who takes the most advanced or extreme view of anything; an extremist.
  3. 3
    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. obsolete

    "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 […]"

Synonyms

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cornerman

Example

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"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 […]"

Etymology

From end + -man.

Related phrases

minstrel show

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