deskman

noun — 2 senses

deskman

noun

Etymology From desk + man.

1

US, Dated A subeditor.

  • His face showed his lack of confidence in the deskman.2007 January 21, Michael Connelly, “The Overlook”, in New York Times:
2

Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.

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