gamesman
Americannoun
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gamesmen
plural
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a person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, especially in business or politics.
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a person who enjoys playing games of skill.
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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 ● Nov. 10, 2022
Ever the gamesman, Mr. Lasorda didn’t want the A’s to know that.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
Hard-charging daughter, Desdemona, is neurotic about her application to Princeton, and son, Upton, is a champion electronic gamesman.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2010
There is a world of difference between shallow deceivers who play selfish games and the gamesman who revels in the corporate game.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gamesman released the hare he was holding, and he went bounding off.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Perec’s essay is somewhat tongue-in-cheek — he was an Oulipian, a tribe of literary gamesmen who found creativity in extreme restraint.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021
In olden times, the upping took place all over England, with hundreds of boats and gamesmen plying all the major rivers and tributaries.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2018
After four sweeps, the shooting party moved on to an artificial lake where white-jacketed gamesmen dragged roped bells across the water, sending about 100 wild ducks aloft.
From Time Magazine Archive
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