"sticksman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sticksmen [plural]
Etymology: sticks + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sticks|man}} sticks + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|sticksmen}} sticksman (plural sticksmen)
  1. (rare) A male drummer. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sticksman-en-noun-DwoLFdAF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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