bug-man

See also: bugman

English

Etymology

From bug +‎ -man.

Noun

bug-man (plural bug-men)

1. (petroleum industry, slang, US, dated) A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.
   • March 1932, Popular Mechanics, p. 370:

     "Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscope

Related terms

• oil bug

Anagrams

• Mbunga