boothman
The English word “boothman” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who mans a booth, such as at a fair or (historically) a Thing.
- A corn merchant, especially one in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- A projectionist at a movie theater.
Etymology
From 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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