sidesman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I'm sorry my nephew made a noise," said John to the sidesman.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
The Emigrant waved his hand in rather a lordly manner, and William Smithers, sidesman, proceeded down the aisle, wondering, but not suspecting.
From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It was literally a fact that, except Mr. Skellorn, a few tradesmen, the vicar, the curate, and a sidesman or so, she never even spoke to a man from one month's end to the next.
From Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett
You know what He is since He's been sidesman.
From The Combined Maze by May Sinclair
A sidesman, with an air of portentous gravity, as one who, in opening doors, performed an office more on behalf of the Deity than the worshippers, was usually at hand to usher the party in.
From Simon Called Peter by Robert Keable
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