broadsmann.
/ˈbrɔːdzmən/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdzmən/, /ˈbrɑdzmən/ 1. slang. A person who cheats at cards in order to win money; a card sharp; spec. an exponent of the three-card trick (three-card trick n. (a) at three adj. and n. Compounds 3b). Cf. broad n.1 7.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > card-sharper
Greek1528
cheaterc1555
packer1586
palmer1671
operator1731
card sharp1840
card-sharper1841
mechanic1897
sharpie1942
card shark2002
1841 Satirist 19 Sept. 303/1 He was, what is called a ‘broadsman’,..getting his living by frequenting all public-houses and second rate inns..at which card-playing was known to be allowed by the landlords.
1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xviii. 193 Broadsmen, or three card sharpers, kept the Flying Squad busy in its early days.
2011 W. Meier Prop. Crime in London iv. 102 ‘Don't be greedy is the cardinal rule..’, remarked one former broadsman.
2. Frequently with capital initial. A man who lives or works on the Norfolk Broads; (formerly) spec. one who works on a wherry (wherry n.1 2). Cf. broadman n., broad n.1 5.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in other specific places
trainman1838
street man1851
towerman1895
tunnel-worker1903
1874 London Society June 544/2 The amphibious Broadsman paddles quietly up to him [sc. a tench], and actually scoops him out with his hand.
1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 100 The fixed belief among a large number of Broadsmen is that they breed upon the land.
1933 Times 3 Jan. 6/1 These [artificial bow-waves] proved sufficient warning for a keen-eyed broadsman.
2013 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 23 Nov. (headline) Hundreds pay tribute to a true Broadsman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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