Pumpman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
"This engine, and the branch engine, were washed out regularly after six days' work by the pumpman (but not on a Monday) the spare engine being used to cover their normal duties on such occasions."
Example
More examples"This engine, and the branch engine, were washed out regularly after six days' work by the pumpman (but not on a Monday) the spare engine being used to cover their normal duties on such occasions."
Etymology
From pump + -man.
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