floorman

American  

[flawr-muhn, flohr-] / ˈflɔr mən, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

plural

floormen

1. a floor manager.

2. any person who represents a management, as in assisting customers or maintaining a smooth business operation.

3. a laborer, mechanic, or maintenance worker hired to do heavy work, as in a factory or oil field.

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Etymology

Origin of floorman

First recorded in 1910–15; floor + -man

Example Sentences

Other cases under investigation involve a drilling crew floorman, a police officer, a temporary laborer and a grading foreman, who all died in June.

From Washington Post

Then & there Floorman Smythe decided that such incidents should not be left to chance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abashed, the floorman dove into the nearest drift of ticker-tape.

From Time Magazine Archive

John fought his way to the nearest floorman, a white-haired veteran of many such rush seasons.

From Project Gutenberg

She saw the busy clerks and floorman come and go.

From Project Gutenberg