Definitions

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  • noun someone who uses a rope

Etymologies

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rope +‎ -man

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Examples

  • A Urganci, or ropeman, watched, ready to separate the camels and escort them from the arena if necessary.

    Here He Comes, Mr. Camel 2011

  • He found words to greet the ropeman even as his knee came up against the fellow's jaw, jarring Lal so that he dropped a flint knife.

    The Time Traders Andre Norton 1958

  • But from my guesstimates of the procedure my WC ropeman is not, but this is only a guestimate from the test (I tried using different sized metal rods, easier to see exact contact location) patto wrote: For starters the cam should not touch the metal wall when there is no rope in the device.

    unknown title 2009

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