: one who handles a stick: such as
a
: one who supervises the play at a dice table, calls the decisions, and retrieves the dice
b
: a player in any of various games (such as hockey or lacrosse) played with a stick

Examples of stickman in a Sentence

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The stickman was not Mr. McCabe’s first foray into the genre. Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Burgoyne recalls several locals trying to sell Burkittsville merchandise emblazoned with the movie’s stickman logo to tourists, only to be met with legal threats. Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stickman was in 1908

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“Stickman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickman. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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