Glueman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who manufactures or uses glue. rare

    "[H]e had despatched a brief note to Miss Darby by the omnipresent youngster Glue, — runner of errands, and mender of broken furniture by aid of effective glue-pot […] Miss Darby was just about starting off by herself when the young glueman arrived with Tom's note."

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"[H]e had despatched a brief note to Miss Darby by the omnipresent youngster Glue, — runner of errands, and mender of broken furniture by aid of effective glue-pot […] Miss Darby was just about starting off by herself when the young glueman arrived with Tom's note."

Etymology

From glue + -man.

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