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pumpman

pumpman noun: a man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.

Noun

pumpman (plural pumpmen)

  1. A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
    • This engine, and the branch engine, were washed out regularly after six days' work by the pumpman (but not on a Monday) the spare engine being used to cover their normal duties on such occasions.1952 February, J Pelham Maitland, “Locomotive Working on Sussex Branches Fifty Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 83

Forms of pumpman

pluralpumpmen

Origin of pumpman

From pump + -man.

Questions about pumpman

What does pumpman mean?
Pumpman means a man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
What part of speech is pumpman?
Pumpman is a noun.
What is the plural of pumpman?
The plural of pumpman is pumpmen.

Words near pumpman in the dictionary

  1. pumpkiny
  2. pumpless
  3. pumplex
  4. pumplexes
  5. pumplike
  6. pumpman
  7. pumpmen
  8. Pumpokol
  9. pumpout
  10. pumpouts
  11. pumproom

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