Tenderman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who works on a tender.

    "How much do you think a tenderman should be paid per day? If a roe fisherman can make $20,000 on one day should the tenderman be paid at a rate per ton handled rather than so much per day?"

Example

More examples

"How much do you think a tenderman should be paid per day? If a roe fisherman can make $20,000 on one day should the tenderman be paid at a rate per ton handled rather than so much per day?"

Etymology

From tender + man.

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