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dogman

noun
/ˈdɒɡmən/UK/ˈdɔɡmən/US

Etymology

From dog (“part of a crane that holds the items to be lifted”) + -man (suffix denoting someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area, who is employed or holds a position in an area, or who takes part in an activity), from the fact that such a person would often ride on the load lifted by the crane when carrying out their duty.

  1. derived from dox — “dark, swarthy”
  2. inherited from dogga
  3. inherited from dogge
  4. suffixed as dogman — “dog + man”

Definitions

  1. A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer

    A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer; specifically, a man who trains dogs for the bloodsport of dogfighting.

    • Every one of those dogmen has been either cajoled, bribed, or commanded by his own particular Circe to take the dear household pet out for an airing.
    • It is an error of modern dog men to wean puppies too soon—they should run with the bitch till six weeks old, being at the same time fed.

  2. Alternative form of dog man (“a man who likes dogs or prefers dogs as pets, often as…

    Alternative form of dog man (“a man who likes dogs or prefers dogs as pets, often as opposed to liking cats”).

    • Now another important component of the skeleton is under scrutiny by some of our most respected dogmen and -women: the anatomy of the chest and the relationship between the correct rib cage and loin.

  3. An alleged cryptid or mythological creature that is part dog and part man

    An alleged cryptid or mythological creature that is part dog and part man; also (religion) a deity who is part dog and part man.

    • I was interested in the Wisconsin dogman sightings, which were kind of scary, but when you started talking about the ones showing up in bedrooms I must have been agape and my hair [standing] on end.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A man who sells dog meat.

      • You think he could barter and cheat / As vulgar diplomates use, / With the people’s heart in his breast? / […] / And filch the dogman’s meat / To feed the offspring of God?

    2. An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing…

      An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.

      • The usual crane crew required for operation of the site was one crane driver and two dogmen, but the BLF insisted that the builder keep a relief crane driver and a relief dogman permanently on site.
      • The only work I had done as a dogman was to use a crane on the back of a truck ‘slinging loads’ and work the crane and truck myself.

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