"ringman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ringmen [plural]
Etymology: ring + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ring|man}} ring + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|ringmen}} ringman (plural ringmen)
  1. A male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus.
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-I5gVmZQF
  2. A man within the betting ring of a racecourse; a bookmaker who works in the ring.
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-uuNA~6Cv
  3. A male boxer or prizefighter.
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-pNLS8VF2
  4. A man who works in a ring where animals are exhibited.
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-Uy2h~nGo
  5. An auctioneer's assistant who spots bids and communicates information back to the auctioneer.
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-9lLSyJVg
  6. (obsolete) The ring finger. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Fingers
    Sense id: en-ringman-en-noun-Pc8xDTWL Disambiguation of Fingers: 16 19 14 7 17 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 13 9 8 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 14 16 6 5 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 5 23 14 16 7 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ring-man

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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