dogman

noun4

1. •
   A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer; specifically, a man who trains dogs for the bloodsport of dogfighting.

   • Every one of those dogmen has been either cajoled, bribed, or commanded by his own particular Circe to take the dear household pet out for an airing. — 1899
2. •
   An alleged cryptid or mythological creature that is part dog and part man; also (religion) a deity who is part dog and part man.

   • I was interested in the Wisconsin dogman sightings, which were kind of scary, but when you started talking about the ones showing up in bedrooms I must have been agape and my hair [standing] on end. — 2016
3. •
   (Australia, New-Zealand) An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.

   • The usual crane crew required for operation of the site was one crane driver and two dogmen, but the BLF insisted that the builder keep a relief crane driver and a relief dogman permanently on site. — 2005
4. •
   (no longer used, rare) A man who sells dog meat.

   • You think he could barter and cheat / As vulgar diplomates use, / With the people’s heart in his breast? / […] / And filch the dogman’s meat / To feed the offspring of God? — 1860