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streetman|ˈstriːtmən|
[f. street n. + man n.]
†1. An official appointed for the good government of the streets of London. Obs.
1720Strype Stow's Surv. v. xviii. II. 286/1 [The Court of Common Council in 1665 ordered] the said President and Governors [of Christ's Hospital] to have Power..to nominate and appoint Streetmen,..to be Overseers of the said Carmen; to see and take care, that Merchants and other Citizens Goods be well and faithfully delivered at the Rates and Prices, without any Exactions, Hindrance or Disturbance. 1766Entick Lond. IV. 179 They have also three servants, which they call street-men, that see to the well government of the carts of London.
2. a. A man working in the street.
1894Critic (U.S.) 15 Sept. p. iv/3 Full history of Tree and sample Jumping Bean to Agents or Streetmen 25 Cents.
b. A petty criminal who works ‘on the street’, esp. as a pickpocket or drug pedlar. U.S. slang.
1908‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 161 I'd like to shake hands with Parley-voo Pickens, the greatest street man in the West. 1974Publishers Weekly 21 Jan. 80/3 He is playing partner to the pusher whose street man is keeping the girl hooked. 1981W. H. Hallahan Trade ii. 41 They were the perfect team, the tough street man and the elegant boardroom manipulator. |