Placeman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Placeman \Place"man\, n.; pl. {Placemen}.
     One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under
     government. --Sir W. Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  placeman
       n : a disparaging term for an appointee [syn: {placeseeker}]