third man
Americannoun
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Cricket.
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the position of a fielder on the off side between slip and point.
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the fielder occupying this position.
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Lacrosse.
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the position of a player, first in the line of defense between center and goal.
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the player occupying this position.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of third man
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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There was a third man in this drama, little known to almost everyone, who was at the event, glimpsed in a brief shot in the official highlights video – David Stern.
From BBC
In the lawsuit, Valencia resident Parker Seitz alleged that off-duty deputies Randy Austin and Nicholas Hernandez, along with a third man attacked him outside a bar called the Break Room in late November 2024.
From Los Angeles Times
In the complaint, Seitz alleged that Austin, Hernandez and a third man began to bother and harass him outside after the bar closed, “including by repeatedly reaching for the sunglasses resting on” his head.
From Los Angeles Times
A third man in his late teens is being treated for serious injuries in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
From BBC
It made him the third man to score centuries in all three formats for England, after Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan, but more importantly it keeps them on course for a third T20 title.
From BBC
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