checkweighman

[ chek-wey-muhn ]

noun,plural check·weigh·men.

a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.

Origin of checkweighman

¹

First recorded in 1885–90; check¹ + weighman

Also called check·weigh·er [chek-wey-er]. /ˈtʃɛkˌweɪ ər/.

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How to use checkweighman in a sentence

When a man asked for a checkweighman, in the language of the super he was getting too smart.
The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition | Upton Sinclair

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