"ringman" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From ring + -man.",
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        "A male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus."
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          "ring",
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      "glosses": [
        "A man within the betting ring of a racecourse; a bookmaker who works in the ring."
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          "betting ring",
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          "racecourse",
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        ],
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          "bookmaker",
          "bookmaker"
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        "A male boxer or prizefighter."
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        "A man who works in a ring where animals are exhibited."
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          "ring",
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          "animal"
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    },
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        "An auctioneer's assistant who spots bids and communicates information back to the auctioneer."
      ],
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          "assistant",
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          "spot",
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          "bid",
          "bid"
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          "text": "And when a man shooteth, the might of his shoote lyeth on the foremost finger, and on the ringman",
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        "The ring finger."
      ],
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          "ring finger",
          "ring finger"
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        "(obsolete) The ring finger."
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      "word": "ring-man"
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        "A male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus."
      ],
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        "A man within the betting ring of a racecourse; a bookmaker who works in the ring."
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          "assistant",
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        "The ring finger."
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        "(obsolete) The ring finger."
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