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

To this end man must contribute with delight and work with love.

From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse

Toward this end man strives; and it is this which furnishes him with the law of his action.

From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart

Something must be ailing the left end man after all, for Dick did not seem able to get through the Filmore line with his usual brilliant tactics.

From The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

By the right flank, column fours, march— watch your distance there, end man!

From Jimmie Higgins by Sinclair, Upton