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derrickman

derrickman noun: a member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.

Noun

derrickman (plural derrickmen)

  1. A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
    • There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 346

Forms of derrickman

pluralderrickmen

Origin of derrickman

From derrick + man.

Questions about derrickman

What does derrickman mean?
Derrickman means a member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.
What part of speech is derrickman?
Derrickman is a noun.
What is the plural of derrickman?
The plural of derrickman is derrickmen.

Words near derrickman in the dictionary

  1. derrick
  2. derricked
  3. derrickhand
  4. derrickhands
  5. derricking
  6. derrickman
  7. derrickmen
  8. derricks
  9. Derrico
  10. Derricos
  11. Derrida

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