Home › Words › D › deskmandeskmandeskman means A subeditor.EtymologyFrom desk + man.nounA subeditor.e.g.“His face showed his lack of confidence in the deskman.” — 2007 January 21, Michael Connelly, “The Overlook”, in New York Times:Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subeditor 59% match — An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper. vs deskman →deskperson 56% match — A deskworker. vs deskman →subeditorial 56% match — Of or relating to a subeditor. vs deskman →daysman 56% match — An arbiter, referee, mediator. vs deskman →deckman 55% match — A man who works on the deck of a ship. vs deskman →subedit 55% match — To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor. vs deskman →editor 54% match — A person who edits or makes changes to documents. vs deskman →editorlike 54% match — Resembling an editor. vs deskman →