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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.


Etymology

Origin of gamesman

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

Example Sentences

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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

Nabokov, the ultimate gamesman, takes the word play seriously.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet he was a dedicated gamesman and a master at chess.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin