sightsman en · NOUN
Etymology
From sight + -s- + man.
Meanings
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(dated) A sight-reader.
[…] indeed the lessons are evidently the production of a man who either never knew, or has forgotten, the elementary steps and helps necessary to make the future sightsman.
1842, The Musical World, volume 17, page 268:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sightsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |