Usually means: Key substitute player in basketball.
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  1. sixth man: Merriam-Webster
  2. sixth-man: Wordnik
  3. sixth man: Wiktionary
  4. sixth man: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. sixth man: Dictionary.com
  6. Sixth man (fans), Sixth man, The Sixth Man (novel), The Sixth Man: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sixth man)

noun:  (basketball) A player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often than other reserves.
noun:  By extension, a person or group who is not part of a team, but who supports or contributes to the success of the team.

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