midman noun4 •A paddler who sits in the middle of a long canoe.On the first visit of Sir George Simpson to Vancouver's Island in 1824, he accompanied the Governor as a midman in his canoes . — 1871 •A sailor whose area of responsibility is in the middle of a boat.Sailing his J22 Poco a Poco (USA 377), with midman/tactician Robert Koch and bowman Scott Frederickson, Koch is shown rounding to overtake a fleet of Banshees. — 2015 •A worker with a status lower than that over master or overseer, but greater than that of apprentice or boy.How would a midman dare? O Lady of Kirien, how the great jewel was stolen no mortal knows, not man nor midman nor Fian nor any among the Seven Folk. — 1966 •(rare) A male midwife.In the course of time the man-midwife or midman has displaced the midwife to an assistant position. — 1976 formsmidmen
