boothman
boothman · boothmen
A projectionist at a movie theaterA projectionist at a movie theater.
US/bˈuθmən/
Meaning
3 senses(rare)One who mans a booth, such as at a fair or (historically) a Thing.
A projectionist at a movie theater.
(archaic, dialectal)A corn merchant, especially one in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Origin
From booth + -man. Cognate with Scots buthman (“a shop-keeper”). In some cases, such as trFrom booth + -man. Cognate with Scots buthman (“a shop-keeper”). In some cases, such as translations of Norse sagas, use of the word (to mean "one who mans a booth") was probably reinforced by the cognate Old Norse búðarmaðr (Icelandic búðarmaður).
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