stickman
noun
stick·man
ˈstik-ˌman 
-mən
: 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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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.
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Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
With all due respect to music’s greatest stickman, there’s plenty of joy to be found.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
In a town known for rules skewed in favor of the house, my father refused the dice as the stickman set them.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 19 July 2023
George Harrison can be heard helping Ringo Starr flesh out a new song that would ultimately become the stickman's second solo compositional contribution to the Beatles' canon.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021
Clockwise from top left: Christina Onassis, daughter of Aristotle; Aristotle with daredevil apéritif heir André Dubonnet and Dominican stickman Porfirio Rubirosa, who is better recognized from the front, waist down; Ari greets diva Maria Callas.
—Ash Carter, Town & Country, 17 Oct. 2013
On Wednesday the indomitable stickman (and rock’s latest knight of the realm) launched his first European tour in seven years at the L’Olympia theatre in Paris — where the Beatles first played in January 1964.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2018
Though the ever-humble stickman would reject a guru tag of any sort, the mind reels when trying to comprehend his extraordinary life.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2017
The best, nerdiest and probably funniest cartoon from the stickman comic XKCD was the sandwich strip seen above.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2009
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Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
With all due respect to music’s greatest stickman, there’s plenty of joy to be found.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
In a town known for rules skewed in favor of the house, my father refused the dice as the stickman set them.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 19 July 2023
George Harrison can be heard helping Ringo Starr flesh out a new song that would ultimately become the stickman's second solo compositional contribution to the Beatles' canon.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021
Clockwise from top left: Christina Onassis, daughter of Aristotle; Aristotle with daredevil apéritif heir André Dubonnet and Dominican stickman Porfirio Rubirosa, who is better recognized from the front, waist down; Ari greets diva Maria Callas.
—Ash Carter, Town & Country, 17 Oct. 2013
On Wednesday the indomitable stickman (and rock’s latest knight of the realm) launched his first European tour in seven years at the L’Olympia theatre in Paris — where the Beatles first played in January 1964.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2018
Though the ever-humble stickman would reject a guru tag of any sort, the mind reels when trying to comprehend his extraordinary life.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2017
The best, nerdiest and probably funniest cartoon from the stickman comic XKCD was the sandwich strip seen above.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2009
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“Stickman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickman. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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