cornerman
Americannoun
plural
cornermen-
Basketball. a forward.
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Ice Hockey. a player who is adept at gaining control of the puck in the corner areas of the rink.
Etymology
Origin of cornerman
Example Sentences
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Creamer also doubled as a boxing coach and cornerman, and he put his football players through boxing training on Fridays for extra conditioning.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
Yet, in a Wednesday debate between Hunter and Kovalev’s cornerman, John David Jackson, the peril of staying true to form was addressed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2016
I could hear Ali’s cornerman Bundini Brown say.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2016
In 1963, he was knocked down by Henry Cooper at Wembley and legend has it that Ali’s cornerman, Angelo Dundee, deliberately split the young fighter’s glove to give him more time to recover between rounds.
From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2016
When this sign of distress had a little abated, he arose, and said 'Time' as if he had been a mere cornerman in the affair, and rather bored by it than otherwise.
From Bulldog And Butterfly From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by Murray, David Christie
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