crossman
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cross + -man; perhaps related to on the cross (“dishonestly”).
Noun[edit]
crossman (plural crossmen)
- (slang, obsolete) A thief, forger, or other criminal.
- 1848, Ned Buntline, The Mysteries and Miseries of New York: A Story of Real Life, Part 1, New York: Benford & Co., page 33:
- There is a house in Cherry street, not far from Catherine Market […] . A little to the north of its door stands an old-time tree; and for many a year it has been known to the “crossmen” and “knucks” of the town as “Jack Circle's watering place” and “fence.”
References[edit]
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from cross + -man
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
crossman m (plural crossmen or crossmans, feminine crosswoman)
- (male) cross-country runner
See also[edit]
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