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beard
noun- a person used to mask the identity of the actual controlling agent; a person who escorts another to a social function in order to mask the identity of one or the other’s lover or sexual orientation US, 1956
Originally from gambling, referring to a front for betting. - In underworld terminology, Manny Skar was a beard (front). — Ovid Demaris, Captive City, p. 76, 1969
- “It’s supposed to look like the girls are for the clients’ entertainment, not his.” “Who believes that?” “Not many. He also has a respectable friend he uses as a beard.” — Robert Campell, Junkyard Dog, p. 147, 1986
- Use him as a beard is what Donny thought he’d do. — Dan Jenkins, Dead Solid Perfect, p. 101, 1986
- Maya, did you hear the latest medical report on Clinton’s laryngitis? They say it’s just an excuse to let Hillary make all the speeches, since all he is, is her beard anyway. — Joseph Wambaugh, Finnegan’s Week, p. 110, 1993
- in gambling, a person who bets for someone else, especially for a cheat US
- — Frank Garcia, Marked Cards and Loaded Dice, p. 250, 1962
- — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming, p. 15, 1987
- — Frank Scoblete, Guerrilla Gambling, p. 296, 1993
- a broker who buys up stock quietly and secretly for bidders in a corporate takeover who hope to disguise their intentions US
- As one colleague explained about Ivan Boesky, the most closely watched of the arbitrageurs, “He likes a beard when he trades.” — Kathleen Odean, High Steppers, Fallen Angels, and Lollipops, p. 107, 1988
- an intellectual or academic US, 1927
Unkind if not derisive. - Man, Dig This Jazz — Washington Post, 23 April 1961
- — Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang, p. 24, 1970
- [H]e fills in his nice, right-on applications to get his few poxy grand from the queers and beards and Euro-commies. — James Hawes, White Powder, Green Light, p. 152, 2002
- a male member of an Orthodox Jewish group US, 1967
- The beards are picketing the Russian Mission. — Charles Whited, Chiodo, p. 154, 1973
- an “older” surfer US
In the youth culture of surfing, “old” is a relative term. - — Trevor Cralle, The Surfin’ary, p. 9, 1991
- a woman’s pubic hair US
- [S]he strips down to bumpers and beard, then climbs aboard his Oscar Meyer-mobile. — Mr. Skin, Mr. Skin’s Skincyclopedia, p. 188, 2005
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