Donkeyman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The person who operates a donkey engine.
- 2 The person in charge of a ship's engine room.
"One of the stokers was disabled, the others had given in, the second engineer and the donkey-man were firing-up. The third engineer was standing by the steam-valve. The engines were being tended by hand."
Example
More examples"One of the stokers was disabled, the others had given in, the second engineer and the donkey-man were firing-up. The third engineer was standing by the steam-valve. The engines were being tended by hand."
Etymology
From donkey + -man.
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