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beltman

American  
[belt-muhn, -man] / ˈbɛlt mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

beltmen plural
  1. a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.

  2. Australian. lifeguard.


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Etymology

Origin of beltman

belt + man

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His father was employed for thirty years in the Hydepark Locomotive Works, Glasgow, as an oiler and beltman.

From The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' by MacDonagh, Michael

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