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stickman

American  
[stik-man, -muhn] / ˈstɪkˌmæn, -mən /

noun

  • stickmen
    plural
  1. croupier.


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Etymology

Origin of stickman

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; stick 1 + man

Example Sentences

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When the spotlight found him inside Capital One Arena, he was walking toward the throwback stickman Wizards logo at center court.

From Washington Post Nov. 18, 2022

There he is: that funny stickman dangling in the sky, his body rendered in red, blue and green dots rimmed in white pigment.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2021

“She’d say, ‘I can’t even draw a stickman.’

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2016

Every organisation should be looking to channel the spirit of the data artist, and turn scratchy stickman hunches into living, breathing, analytical certainties.

From Forbes Jun. 30, 2015

You must get your little stickman through a variety of minimalist levels, sliding platforms around the screen to create a navigable route and solve puzzles.

From The Guardian Jul. 12, 2011

Johns had long featured stickmen in his work.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2021

If you look closely you can see the stickmen that live in this house.

From Children's BBC Nov. 11, 2013

Munich Summer 1972 Otl Aicher's widely-adopted sporting stickmen were a key design feature of the Games.

From BBC May 18, 2011

Housewives stood uncomfortably clutching their paper cups full of coins at the slot machines, the blackjack games paused, and at the crap tables stickmen cradled the dice in the crooks of their wooden wands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus it was that during the past few weeks field glasses in the stands were trained particularly on the English players, neglected best U. S. stickmen, eager college boy contestants.

From Time Magazine Archive

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