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desk⋅man

[desk-man, -muhn]
–noun, plural -men [-men, -muhn] .
1. Journalism. a member of a newspaper staff who processes news and prepares copy, usually from information telephoned in by reporters.
2. a person who works at a desk.

Origin:
1890–95; desk + man 1
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desk·man   (děsk'mān', -mən)   
n.  A man who works at a desk, especially a newspaper writer.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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