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meterman

meterman noun: a man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.

Noun

meterman (plural metermen)

  1. A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
    • One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924.2001, Donald Spoto, chapter 1, in Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, page 11

Forms of meterman

pluralmetermen

Origin of meterman

From meter + -man.

Questions about meterman

What does meterman mean?
Meterman means a man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
What part of speech is meterman?
Meterman is a noun.
What is the plural of meterman?
The plural of meterman is metermen.

Words near meterman in the dictionary

  1. meterical
  2. metering
  3. meterings
  4. meterless
  5. meterlessness
  6. meterman
  7. metermen
  8. meterologist
  9. meters
  10. meterstick
  11. metersticks

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