boilerman

Noun

boilerman (plural boilermen)

1. A person who tends the fire for a steam engine.
   • The Lancashire Tradesmen's Association organises craftsmen, semi-skilled and unskilled workmen on the surface other than the manipulators of coal, enginemen, boilermen and locomen; it also organises skilled craftsmen underground, although some craftsmen are organised by the Lancashire Area, which...1948, Report of the National Executive Committee [to The] Annual Conference, National Union of Mineworkers
   • When the war in Korea began he was recalled by the Navy, serving as a boilerman technician. He came to New York in 1952, joined the Actors Studio and began to get parts both onstage and in films.2009 January 5, Richard Severo, “Pat Hingle, Versatile Actor With Recurring Role in Batman Movies, Dies at 84”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   stoker, fireman