end man

American  

noun

1. a man at one end of a row or line.

2. a man at either end of the line of performers of a minstrel troupe, who plays on the bones or tambourine and carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor.

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Etymology

Origin of end man

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

But on the other end, man, that World Series ring is something every player should want and strive to get.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2011

Suddenly the warder spoke to the end man, an elderly stalwart fellow, obviously from the North.

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher

Jim was the first to arise and he helped up the other "end man," for that was the character the two suggested to each other.

From Frontier Boys in Frisco by Roosevelt, Wyn

Then they selected a wise young goose who had been end man the year before, and they made him their leader.

From Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

To this end man is striving, whether by rites and ceremonies of religion; by worship; by contemplation; by effort and struggle; by invention; by aspiration; by sacrifice; or by whatever path, or device, or system.

From Cosmic Consciousness by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)