broadsmann.

Brit.

/ˈbrɔːdzmən/, U.S.

/ˈbrɔdzmən/,

/ˈbrɑdzmən/

Inflections: Plural broadsmen.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < the plural of broad n.¹ + man n.¹With sense 1 compare broad n.¹ 7. With sense 2 compare broad n.¹ 5 and also earlier broadman n.

1. slang. A person who cheats at cards in order to win money; a card sharp; spec. an exponent of the three-card trick (three-card trick n. (a) at three adj. and n. Compounds 3b). Cf. broad n.¹ 7.

ΘΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > card-sharper

Greek1528

cheaterc1555

packer1586

palmer1671

operator1731

card sharp1840

card-sharper1841

mechanic1897

sharpie1942

card shark2002

1841 Satirist 19 Sept. 303/1 He was, what is called a ‘broadsman’,..getting his living by frequenting all public-houses and second rate inns..at which card-playing was known to be allowed by the landlords.

1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xviii. 193 Broadsmen, or three card sharpers, kept the Flying Squad busy in its early days.

2011 W. Meier Prop. Crime in London iv. 102 ‘Don't be greedy is the cardinal rule..’, remarked one former broadsman.

2. Frequently with capital initial. A man who lives or works on the Norfolk Broads; (formerly) spec. one who works on a wherry (wherry n.¹ 2). Cf. broadman n., broad n.¹ 5.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in other specific places

trainman1838

street man1851

towerman1895

tunnel-worker1903

1874 London Society June 544/2 The amphibious Broadsman paddles quietly up to him [sc. a tench], and actually scoops him out with his hand.

1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 100 The fixed belief among a large number of Broadsmen is that they breed upon the land.

1933 Times 3 Jan. 6/1 These [artificial bow-waves] proved sufficient warning for a keen-eyed broadsman.

2013 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 23 Nov. (headline) Hundreds pay tribute to a true Broadsman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broadsman
释义	broadsmann. Brit. /ˈbrɔːdzmən/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdzmən/, /ˈbrɑdzmən/ Inflections: Plural broadsmen. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < the plural of broad n.¹ + man n.¹With sense 1 compare broad n.¹ 7. With sense 2 compare broad n.¹ 5 and also earlier broadman n. 1. slang. A person who cheats at cards in order to win money; a card sharp; spec. an exponent of the three-card trick (three-card trick n. (a) at three adj. and n. Compounds 3b). Cf. broad n.¹ 7. ΘΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > card-sharper Greek1528 cheaterc1555 packer1586 palmer1671 operator1731 card sharp1840 card-sharper1841 mechanic1897 sharpie1942 card shark2002 1841 Satirist 19 Sept. 303/1 He was, what is called a ‘broadsman’,..getting his living by frequenting all public-houses and second rate inns..at which card-playing was known to be allowed by the landlords. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xviii. 193 Broadsmen, or three card sharpers, kept the Flying Squad busy in its early days. 2011 W. Meier Prop. Crime in London iv. 102 ‘Don't be greedy is the cardinal rule..’, remarked one former broadsman. 2. Frequently with capital initial. A man who lives or works on the Norfolk Broads; (formerly) spec. one who works on a wherry (wherry n.¹ 2). Cf. broadman n., broad n.¹ 5. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in other specific places trainman1838 street man1851 towerman1895 tunnel-worker1903 1874 London Society June 544/2 The amphibious Broadsman paddles quietly up to him [sc. a tench], and actually scoops him out with his hand. 1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 100 The fixed belief among a large number of Broadsmen is that they breed upon the land. 1933 Times 3 Jan. 6/1 These [artificial bow-waves] proved sufficient warning for a keen-eyed broadsman. 2013 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 23 Nov. (headline) Hundreds pay tribute to a true Broadsman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1841
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