jackman

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English

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Etymology

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From jack +‎ -man.

Noun

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jackman (plural jackmen)

  1. (motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
    • 2007 June 9, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times[1]:
      While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the jackman Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.
  2. (obsolete) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer.
  3. A six-pointed playing piece in the game of jacks; a jackstone.
    • 1991, Kay Boyle, Gentlemen, I Address You Privately, page 51:
      Blanca's ball fell soft and punctual as a footstep, and the handful of jackmen rang out as she played. The tap of the ball falling and the jacks swept in and out never faltered, but now Blanca began speaking to him from the floor.

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