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pumpman

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Etymology

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From pump +‎ -man.

Noun

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pumpman (plural pumpmen)

  1. A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
    • 1952 February, J Pelham Maitland, “Locomotive Working on Sussex Branches Fifty Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 83:
      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.

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