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

See Examples For:

end man

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

Well, sir, there was the funniest end man I ever see.

From Quill's Window by McCutcheon, George Barr

"Because a fellow has six talking machines," said the boarder who wants to be an end man, "it doesn't follow that he is a Mormon."

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)

In the end, man shall know all that he desires.

From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Widtsoe, John A.

They had formed two lines, one for the empty and one for the filled pails, and the end man at the latter line was kept busy tossing gallon after gallon of water on the fire.

From The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck by Webster, Frank V.