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gamesman

games·man
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geymz-muh n]
    • /ˈgeɪmz mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geymz-muh n]
    • /ˈgeɪmz mən/

Definitions of gamesman word

  • noun plural gamesman a person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, especially in business or politics. 1
  • noun plural gamesman a person who enjoys playing games of skill. 1
  • noun gamesman One who engages in gamesmanship. 1

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Origin of gamesman

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; game1 + -s3 + -man

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gamesman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gamesman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gamesman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gamesman

noun gamesman

  • operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
  • strategist — an expert in strategy, especially in warfare: Julius Caesar was a great military strategist.
  • horse trader — a person who is shrewd and clever at bargaining.

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