cornerman
cornerman Lexical Profile
cornerman Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A coach, trainer, or assistant in boxing or mixed martial arts who stays in a fighter's corner during a bout to provide medical care, water, and tactical advice between rounds.
"The experienced cornerman quickly applied an ice pack to the boxer's swollen eye during the one-minute break between rounds."
North American A street-level dealer who sells illicit drugs or contraband from a neighborhood street corner.
"Local detectives spent weeks observing the neighborhood cornerman to identify the higher-ranking suppliers in the distribution network."
American Either of the two performers seated at the ends of the semicircle in a traditional minstrel show who engaged in comic banter with the interlocutor.
"In nineteenth-century theatrical history, the cornerman served as the primary comic foil to the master of ceremonies."