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underviewer

underviewer noun: an underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.

Noun

underviewer (plural underviewers)

  1. (historical) An underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.

Forms of underviewer

pluralunderviewers

Origin of underviewer

From under- + viewer.

Questions about underviewer

What does underviewer mean?
Underviewer means an underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.
What part of speech is underviewer?
Underviewer is a noun.
What is the plural of underviewer?
The plural of underviewer is underviewers.

Words near underviewer in the dictionary

  1. undervest
  2. undervests
  3. undervicar
  4. undervicars
  5. underviewed
  6. underviewer
  7. underviewers
  8. undervine
  9. undervirilisation
  10. undervirilised
  11. undervirilization

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