cornerman

American  

[kawr-ner-man, -muhn] / ˈkɔr nərˌmæn, -mən /

noun

plural

cornermen

1. Basketball. a forward.

2. 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

corner + man

Example Sentences

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

Wilder has linked up with new cornerman Malik Scott and has been posting videos of his gruelling training regime.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2021

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

An' he comes back, after lookin' at it, as cheerful as the cornerman o' a Christie Minstrel troupe, an' as pleased as a dog wi' two tails.

From Between the Lines by Cable, Boyd