Chargeman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A worker who is in charge; the leader.

    "Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen."

  2. 2
    a male workman employed to blast with explosives wordnet

Synonyms

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blaster

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"Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen."

Etymology

From charge + -man.

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