rim man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rim man
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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It deepens Wanda’s investment in the global movie business, joining its cinema chains with a company that produces blockbuster-style movies that include “Pacific Rim,” “Man of Steel” and “Jurassic World.”
From New York Times
Page on Knifehead from the book Pacific Rim: Man, Machine and Monsters, from the io9 Pacific Rim article.
From Scientific American
In the book Pacific Rim: Man, Machines & Monsters, del Toro adds, “we had an amazing sandbox full of robots, monsters, buildings and toy cars, and we played with them endlessly.”
From Time
From New York he went to Albany, then took to the road, working sometimes as reporter, sometimes as slot-&-rim man.
From Time Magazine Archive
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