States’man, n.

n.; pl. STĀTES/MEN. [From state and man.] 1. A man versed in the arts of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities; a politician. The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. F. Moore.

2. One employed in public affairs.
3. A small landholder. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.