placeman

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: place=man

CIDE DICTIONARY

placeman, n. 

•  One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]
•  The act of placing, or the state of being placed.  [1913 Webster]
•  Position; place.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

placeman

Consignee

N consignee, trustee, nominee, committee, agent, delegate, commissary, commissioner, emissary, envoy, commissionaire, messenger, diplomatist, diplomat, diplomate, corps diplomatique, embassy, ambassador, embassador, representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache, vicegerent, plenipotentiary, functionary, placeman, curator, treasurer, factor, bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, advocate, solicitor, proctor, broker, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one's man of business, factotum, caretaker, dalal, dubash, garnishee, gomashta, negotiator, go-between, middleman, under agent, employe, servant, referee, arbitrator, traveler, bagman, commis-voyageur, touter, commercial traveler, drummer, traveling man, newspaper correspondent, own correspondent, special correspondent.