stickmann.¹

Brit.

/ˈstɪkmən/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkmən/,

/ˈstɪkˌmæn/ (In sense 4)Brit.

/ˈstɪkman/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural stickmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < stick n.¹ + man n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier stick fighter n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. With sense 4 compare earlier stick figure n.

1. A man who makes or deals in sticks, esp. walking sticks. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles

anchorsmith1296

paliser1315

sheather1379

buckler-maker1415

barrow-maker1468

chess-maker1481

belt maker1483

leg-makera1500

reel-makera1500

card maker1511

lattice-maker1550

pale cleaver1578

bead-maker1580

boss-maker1580

balloonier1598

bilbo-smith1632

block-makera1687

pen-makera1703

pipe-maker1766

platemaker1772

stickman1786

safe maker?1789

matchmaker1833

chipmaker1836

labelmaker1844

bandagist1859

hurdler1874

moon cutter1883

tie-maker1901

1786 Gen. Advertiser 19 Oct. The Stock in Trade of a Stick Man, deceased; consisting of Bamboos, Dragon Canes [etc.].

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 438/1 There's only one stick-man in the streets..that has what you may call a capital in sticks.

1932 J. Buchan Magic Walking-stick i. That's a queer chap—the old stick-man, I mean... I bought this stick from him.

2. Chiefly Caribbean. A practitioner of a martial art or fighting style characterized by the use of one or more sticks. Cf. stick fighter n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] > practitioner

back-swordman1600

back-sword1656

cudgel-player1711

cudgeller1811

stick player1828

stick fighter1845

stickman1908

1908 New Eng. Mag. Feb. 41/1 His pride kept him up and forced him to meet the fresh attack that Gorman made—an attack in which that stickman seemed to be fencing mostly to mark the time of his jeering song.

1952 Evening News (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 28 Jan. 8/2 A Trinidad stickman held his stick at both ends when going into action.

1975 T. Callender It so Happen 10 All two of them is giants at stick-licking. They never fight before, but Jasper is mob-o'-ton of a stickman.

2010 M. Munro Different Drummers ii. 102 The bands then played their drums..and gave demonstrations of stick-fighting. Enjoying the spectacle greatly, the governor..threw money to the stickmen.

3. U.S. colloquial. A croupier.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > croupier, banker, or dealer

banker1706

tallier1709

croupier1731

croup1794

stickman1909

1909 J. E. Meyer Protection (ed. 2) 63/2 Your bet would have to be modest—and you would soon hear the ‘stick man’ tell you to move on.

1958 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 23 Mar. 102/4 Then the stickman rakes in the dice, picks them up, and tosses them back to the shooter.

1980 J. Scott Hunted i. 8 He shoved the counters forward and the stickman flicked them into place.

2003 Casino.com Mag. Autumn 44/1 The stickman pushes three or four pairs of dice to the shooter, who picks up any two and tosses them to the far wall.

4. A simple human figure usually drawn with straight lines for the torso and limbs and a circle for the head. Cf. stick figure n. 1.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure

stick figure1903

stickman1914

pin man1934

matchstick man1951

1914 Primary Educ. Mar. 186/2 Draw a large stick man or skeleton figure on blackboard.

1957 C. E. Osgood et al. Measurem. of Meaning iv. 163 The former study used as concepts various ‘tribes of stickmen’, the members of which were line drawings of little men on decks of 20 cards.

1992 Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide Jan. 24/3 Early illustrations are signed with two different monograms, the first of which has an unfortunate resemblance to a stick man drawing.

2000 K. Atkinson Emotionally Weird (2001) 401 Every time he wrote a letter it turned into a little cartoon stick-man and ran away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

stickmann.²

Brit.

/ˈstɪkmən/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkmən/

Inflections: Plural stickmen.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < stick n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare later stick n.¹ 13c and perhaps also stick slinger n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. Compare also to stick with —— at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2 and to stick together at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

Criminals' slang. Now historical.

A pickpocket's accomplice. Cf. stick n.¹ 13c.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket > assistant or accomplice

stall1591

Adam Tiler1665

bulk1673

bulker1673

staller (up)1819

stickman1862

1862 J. Binny in H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 282/2 When the property is taken from the drunken man, one of the women on some pretext steps to the door and passes it to the ‘stickman’ standing outside, who then makes off with it.

1958 Irish Digest Aug. 87/1 It's one thing to know their methods and quite another to be able to recognise a pickpocket and his ‘stick’ men.

1975 M. Crichton Great Train Robbery vii. 39 It was the stickman's job to take the pogue once Teddy had snaffled it, thus leaving Teddy clean, should..a constable stop him.

2006 J. McGee Ratcatcher i. 15 Tooler and his stickman separated and within seconds the two boys had dissolved into the crowd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stickman
释义	stickmann.¹ Brit. /ˈstɪkmən/, U.S. /ˈstɪkmən/, /ˈstɪkˌmæn/ (In sense 4)Brit. /ˈstɪkman/, U.S. /ˈstɪkˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural stickmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < stick n.¹ + man n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier stick fighter n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. With sense 4 compare earlier stick figure n. 1. A man who makes or deals in sticks, esp. walking sticks. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles anchorsmith1296 paliser1315 sheather1379 buckler-maker1415 barrow-maker1468 chess-maker1481 belt maker1483 leg-makera1500 reel-makera1500 card maker1511 lattice-maker1550 pale cleaver1578 bead-maker1580 boss-maker1580 balloonier1598 bilbo-smith1632 block-makera1687 pen-makera1703 pipe-maker1766 platemaker1772 stickman1786 safe maker?1789 matchmaker1833 chipmaker1836 labelmaker1844 bandagist1859 hurdler1874 moon cutter1883 tie-maker1901 1786 Gen. Advertiser 19 Oct. The Stock in Trade of a Stick Man, deceased; consisting of Bamboos, Dragon Canes [etc.]. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 438/1 There's only one stick-man in the streets..that has what you may call a capital in sticks. 1932 J. Buchan Magic Walking-stick i. That's a queer chap—the old stick-man, I mean... I bought this stick from him. 2. Chiefly Caribbean. A practitioner of a martial art or fighting style characterized by the use of one or more sticks. Cf. stick fighter n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] > practitioner back-swordman1600 back-sword1656 cudgel-player1711 cudgeller1811 stick player1828 stick fighter1845 stickman1908 1908 New Eng. Mag. Feb. 41/1 His pride kept him up and forced him to meet the fresh attack that Gorman made—an attack in which that stickman seemed to be fencing mostly to mark the time of his jeering song. 1952 Evening News (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 28 Jan. 8/2 A Trinidad stickman held his stick at both ends when going into action. 1975 T. Callender It so Happen 10 All two of them is giants at stick-licking. They never fight before, but Jasper is mob-o'-ton of a stickman. 2010 M. Munro Different Drummers ii. 102 The bands then played their drums..and gave demonstrations of stick-fighting. Enjoying the spectacle greatly, the governor..threw money to the stickmen. 3. U.S. colloquial. A croupier. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > croupier, banker, or dealer banker1706 tallier1709 croupier1731 croup1794 stickman1909 1909 J. E. Meyer Protection (ed. 2) 63/2 Your bet would have to be modest—and you would soon hear the ‘stick man’ tell you to move on. 1958 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 23 Mar. 102/4 Then the stickman rakes in the dice, picks them up, and tosses them back to the shooter. 1980 J. Scott Hunted i. 8 He shoved the counters forward and the stickman flicked them into place. 2003 Casino.com Mag. Autumn 44/1 The stickman pushes three or four pairs of dice to the shooter, who picks up any two and tosses them to the far wall. 4. A simple human figure usually drawn with straight lines for the torso and limbs and a circle for the head. Cf. stick figure n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure stick figure1903 stickman1914 pin man1934 matchstick man1951 1914 Primary Educ. Mar. 186/2 Draw a large stick man or skeleton figure on blackboard. 1957 C. E. Osgood et al. Measurem. of Meaning iv. 163 The former study used as concepts various ‘tribes of stickmen’, the members of which were line drawings of little men on decks of 20 cards. 1992 Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide Jan. 24/3 Early illustrations are signed with two different monograms, the first of which has an unfortunate resemblance to a stick man drawing. 2000 K. Atkinson Emotionally Weird (2001) 401 Every time he wrote a letter it turned into a little cartoon stick-man and ran away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). stickmann.² Brit. /ˈstɪkmən/, U.S. /ˈstɪkmən/ Inflections: Plural stickmen. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < stick n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare later stick n.¹ 13c and perhaps also stick slinger n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. Compare also to stick with —— at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2 and to stick together at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Criminals' slang. Now historical. A pickpocket's accomplice. Cf. stick n.¹ 13c. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket > assistant or accomplice stall1591 Adam Tiler1665 bulk1673 bulker1673 staller (up)1819 stickman1862 1862 J. Binny in H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 282/2 When the property is taken from the drunken man, one of the women on some pretext steps to the door and passes it to the ‘stickman’ standing outside, who then makes off with it. 1958 Irish Digest Aug. 87/1 It's one thing to know their methods and quite another to be able to recognise a pickpocket and his ‘stick’ men. 1975 M. Crichton Great Train Robbery vii. 39 It was the stickman's job to take the pogue once Teddy had snaffled it, thus leaving Teddy clean, should..a constable stop him. 2006 J. McGee Ratcatcher i. 15 Tooler and his stickman separated and within seconds the two boys had dissolved into the crowd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1786n.²1862
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