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From desk + man.
deskman (plural deskmen)
- (US, dated) A subeditor.
2007 January 21, Michael Connelly, “The Overlook”, in New York Times[1]:His face showed his lack of confidence in the deskman.
- Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.