end man

noun

: a man at each end of the line of performers in a minstrel show who engages in comic repartee with the interlocutor

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First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of end man was in 1865

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“End man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20man. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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