gamesman

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Among presidents, he said, John F. Kennedy was a gamesman, Gerald Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower were company men, and Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon were jungle fighters.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

Ever the gamesman, Mr. Lasorda didn’t want the A’s to know that.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021

Hard-charging daughter, Desdemona, is neurotic about her application to Princeton, and son, Upton, is a champion electronic gamesman.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2010

When Diana was offered the presidency of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the avid gamesman advised her, "You can't do that--every time I kill something, they'll blame you."

From Time Magazine Archive

The gamesman released the hare he was holding, and he went bounding off.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin