gangsman

G2A1N1G2S1M3A1N1

noun

A member of a gang of workers, especially at a dock; a dock porter.

First used 18th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

noungangsman (plural gangsmen)

plural gangsmen

  1. A member of a gang of workers, especially at a dock; a dock porter.First known use 18th c.
  2. Someone in charge of a gang of workers; a foreman.First known use 19th c.
  3. A gangster.First known use 20th c.

    The gangsman, as a rule, is stunted and slight of build.

    1915, PG Wodehouse, Psmith, Journalist, Everyman 2008, p. 107

Origin

From gang + -s- + -man.

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APA

gangsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsman

MLA

“gangsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gangsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsman.

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