ringman
n.— «By a direct phone link, the Ontario buyers will be able to place bids with the ringman, who will pass them on to the auctioneer.» —“Western cattle make star trek to help bridge regional gap” by Robert Sheppard Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Oct. 29, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
Rowan in Ottawa, Ontario, says her Irish mom used a puzzling word to indicate a sort of restless discontent not caused by anything in particular. It may be neamhchinnte, which means “uncertain” or “indecisive.” This is part...