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noun Slang.
soldier (def. 5).
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Origin of button man

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby button man

buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch, buttonhook, buttonless, button man, button mangrove, buttonmold, buttonmould, button one's lip, button quail
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