Gangsman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a gang of workers, especially at a dock; a dock porter.
  2. 2
    Someone in charge of a gang of workers; a foreman.
  3. 3
    A gangster.

    "The gangsman, as a rule, is stunted and slight of build."

Example

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"The gangsman, as a rule, is stunted and slight of build."

Etymology

From gang + -s- + -man.

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