cornerman
Americannoun
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Basketball. a forward.
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Ice Hockey. a player who is adept at gaining control of the puck in the corner areas of the rink.
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Etymology
Origin of cornerman
Example Sentences
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Creamer also doubled as a boxing coach and cornerman, and he put his football players through boxing training on Fridays for extra conditioning.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
Yet, in a Wednesday debate between Hunter and Kovalev’s cornerman, John David Jackson, the peril of staying true to form was addressed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2016
I could hear Ali’s cornerman Bundini Brown say.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2016
But he was still groggy as Angelo Dundee, his trainer, alerted the referee to a tear in his glove and a cornerman poured ice over Clay’s lower extremities.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016
Even the bones and cornerman at the Livermore christies.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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