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caseman

noun

Etymology

From case + -man.

  1. derived from cāsus — “a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”
  2. derived from cas — “an event”
  3. inherited from cas
  4. suffixed as caseman — “case + man”

Definitions

  1. A person who examines a building to determine whether it is worth burgling.

    • Based primarily on his record as a suspect in several prior burglaries and his reputation as a “case-man” − a man who could expertly plan heists − investigators became interested in Anthony Pino.

  2. A compositor

    A compositor; a typesetter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA