Meanings
nounsightsman (plural sightsmen)
plural sightsmen
- datedentertainmentA sight-reader.
[…] indeed the lessons are evidently the production of a man who either never knew, or has forgotten, the elementary steps and helps necessary to make the future sightsman.
1842, The Musical World, volume 17, page 268
Origin
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sightsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightsman
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“sightsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sightsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightsman.
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