gamesman

American  

[geymz-muhn] / ˈgeɪmz mən /

noun

plural

gamesmen

1. a person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, especially in business or politics.

2. a person who enjoys playing games game of skill.

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Etymology

Origin of gamesman

First recorded in 1930–35; game ¹ + -s ³ + -man

Example Sentences

Among presidents, he said, John F. Kennedy was a gamesman, Gerald Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower were company men, and Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon were jungle fighters.

From Washington Post

Critics said “The Gamesman” was engrossing, if perhaps too sweeping in its generalizations.

From Washington Post

Dr. Maccoby was first widely known for coining another corporate label, “the gamesman.”

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Ever the gamesman, Mr. Lasorda didn’t want the A’s to know that.

From Washington Post

Yates himself is an Oxford man, now living in New York City, and a good enough gamesman to have once been a puzzle editor.

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