Pinman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One whose job involves working with pins (any sense).
"The modern haberdasher has swallowed up the mercer, the draper, the skinner, among the ancient trades, and the hosier, the glover, the needlemaker, the pinman, and we know not how many more, among more modern trades."
- 2 A rudimentary drawing of a figure, such as a stick figure.
"A red pinman means wait, a green pinman means cross, and he flashes when the crossing period is ending."
Example
More examples"The modern haberdasher has swallowed up the mercer, the draper, the skinner, among the ancient trades, and the hosier, the glover, the needlemaker, the pinman, and we know not how many more, among more modern trades."
Etymology
From pin + -man.
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