end man

noun

a man at one end of a row or line.
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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Origin of end man

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby end man

end grain, end in itself, end justifies the means, the, end leaf, end line, end man, end member, end mill, end of one's rope, end of one's rope, at the, end of steel
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Example sentences from the Web for end man

  • He had joined a minstrel show somewhere and had become an "end-man."

    Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser