boardsman

== English == === Etymology === From board +‎ -s- +‎ man. === Noun === boardsman (plural boardsmen) (dated) A member (especially male) of a board (governing body). Synonym: board member A surfer. A record producer; one who works a mixing board. (dated) A high diver. (basketball) A basketball player who excels at rebounds. (nautical) A sailor on a smack whose job is to bait and shoot the lines (nautical) One who rides on the boards of a log canoe in order to balance it. 1984, July 2, The Star-Democrat (Easton, Maryland), page 27 By adjusting their position on the boards, the crew can compensate for subtle changes in wind and course. One wrong move may be enough to send everyone into the drink, so the job of the boardsman is a tricky one. 1989, Nelson Lyles Forbes, The racing log canoe: Ancient traditions alive on the Chesapeake Bay, thesis submitted to Middle Tennessee State University, page 34-36 Roger Vaughn explains the tack, in relation to the boardsmen, stating: Part of the fun, not to mention exercise, in log canoe sailing smooth crew work with the heavy planks that keep these hulls on their feet or close to it. (dated) One who wears a sandwich board. Synonym: boardman A chess player. (dated) A player of draughts/checkers 1934, April 11, "Plan Checker Tourney Soon", The Daily Republican (Monongahela, Pennsylvania), page 4 Champion checker players of Pittsburgh and a team composed of the outstanding boardsmen of the Monongahela Valley will meet in a checker tournament to be held in Donora on Saturday, April 21st. One who assembles the frames of a ship. (archaic) One who prepares wigs or artificial hair. 1891, July 25, classified advert in South Wales Echo Wanted; good Gent's Hand; fair Ladies and Boardsman, able to put up plain dressings. 1911, August 20, classified advert in The Press (New Zealand) HAIRDRESSERS-Wanted, a First-class Gentleman's Hand and Boardsman, Must understand all branches of hair work ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Boardmans, broadsman