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checkweighman

checkweighman noun: a person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.

Noun

checkweighman (plural checkweighmen)

  1. A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.

Forms of checkweighman

pluralcheckweighmen

Origin of checkweighman

From check + weigh + -man.

Questions about checkweighman

What does checkweighman mean?
Checkweighman means a person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
What part of speech is checkweighman?
Checkweighman is a noun.
What is the plural of checkweighman?
The plural of checkweighman is checkweighmen.

Words near checkweighman in the dictionary

  1. checkweigh
  2. checkweighed
  3. checkweigher
  4. checkweighers
  5. checkweighing
  6. checkweighman
  7. checkweighmen
  8. checkweighs
  9. checkwork
  10. checkwriter
  11. checkwriters

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