trail man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trail man
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Beniers then dropped the puck to trail man Vince Dunn, who calmly slipped it back to Beniers for a one-timed shot from the right circle that Nashville goalie Juuse Saros had no chance on.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
It could have been worse had Jones not made a point-bank, final minute save off trail man Nurse on what had become a 4-on-1 break off a turnover at the opposing blue line.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022
Since childhood, he has been an evangel of one kind or another, and now he is taking his sermons down the longest sawdust trail man has ever devised.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, I was figuring on paying you wages," countered the trail man, now aware of their necessity, "and I suppose you could use a quarter of beef."
From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy
By impressing on the ranchero the importance of not delaying this trail man, we got him to inject a little action into his corporal.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy
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