smartman en · NOUN
Etymology
From smart + men.
Meanings
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(Trinidad-and-Tobago) A conman.
The steelband movement has always had an attraction for "smartmen" — men who saw the movement as something to be exploited. These smartmen came in all guises, as the following story illustrates.
1991, George Goddard, Forty years in the steelbands, 1939-1979, page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smartmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |