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bankman 
n. a fisherman who frequents the Banks.
See also: Banks
- 1907 This humane action on the liner's part is agreeably remembered yet among the fishing fleets, for, if the bankmen are to be believed, steamers usually keep on as if nothing had happened, and tell the passengers who may have felt the shock that it was caused by striking loose ice or suddenly changing the course.
- 1935 On Sunday, unless in some emergency, the banksmen take a welcome rest, patching and darning their mitts and clothes.
- 1907 This humane action on the liner's part is agreeably remembered yet among the fishing fleets, for, if the bankmen are to be believed, steamers usually keep on as if nothing had happened, and tell the passengers who may have felt the shock that it was caused by striking loose ice or suddenly changing the course.