Meterman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
"One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924."
Example
More examples"One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924."
Etymology
From meter + -man.
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