ground men

Noun

ground man (plural ground men)

1. A man who works at an airfield as a member of the groundcrew.
   • Red carted their overnight bags to the plane, and the ground man broke off his conversation with the pilot to stuff them into the nose compartment.2010, Michael Flynn, In the Country of the Blind
2. A man who works from the ground alongside others who climb or work on a lift, ladder, hoist, etc.
   • The above list is by no means exhaustive but outlines the ways in which a ground man may affect the performance of a climber.1986, The Arboricultural Journal, page 290