bridgeman

See also: Bridgeman

English

Etymology

From bridge +‎ -man.

Noun

bridgeman (plural bridgemen)

1. A worker who operates a moving bridge.
   • 1941, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 836:

     The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat.