ladderman

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noun

A casino employee who supervises the baccarat table from a tall chair, watching for cheating etc.

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Meanings

nounladderman (plural laddermen)

plural laddermen

  1. A casino employee who supervises the baccarat table from a tall chair, watching for cheating etc.

    Back in his office, Tony Spivak received a call from the ladderman at the casino where Peggy had won so heavily at baccarat.

    1979, Ian Andersen, The Big Night, page 184

Origin

From ladder + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ladderman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderman

MLA

“ladderman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladderman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderman.

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