"cornerman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornermen [plural]
Etymology: corner + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corner|man}} corner + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|cornermen}} cornerman (plural cornermen)
  1. (boxing) A coach, trainer or other assistant who attends to a boxer between rounds. Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-cornerman-en-noun-pH2V70in Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 27 34 6 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (basketball) A player who can play both the small forward and power forward positions. Categories (topical): Basketball Synonyms: corner
    Sense id: en-cornerman-en-noun-rgxXecLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 27 34 6 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (US, historical) A policeman assigned to an intersection to direct the traffic. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-cornerman-en-noun-2mQ6dJKd Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 27 34 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 30 23 38 9
  4. Synonym of endman (“type of stock minstrel character”) Synonyms: endman [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cornerman-en-noun-RCFgn-sx

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