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

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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

It was a hazardous journey, but he succeeded in crawling to within a few yards of the end man and passed a message along.

From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by John David Hills

Then the trumpeter stepped towards the end man of the rank and called, 'Troop-Sergeant-Major Thomas Irons!' and the man in a thin voice answered 'Here!'

From Wandering Heath by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Accordingly, in matters subject to human reason, and directed to man's connatural end, man can work through the judgment of his reason.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

To this end man is striving, whether by rites and ceremonies of religion; by worship; by contemplation; by effort and struggle; by invention; by aspiration; by sacrifice; or by whatever path, or device, or system.

From Cosmic Consciousness by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall