gasman

American  

[gas-man] / ˈgæsˌmæn /

noun

plural

gasmen

1. a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.

2. a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use.

3. gas fitter.

4. Mining. fire boss.

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gasman British  

/ ˈɡæsˌmæn /

noun

1. a man employed to read household gas meters, supervise gas fittings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of gasman

First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man

Example Sentences

In another, the woman found herself surrounded by workers, including a milkman, a gasman, a newsagent, and a plumber.

From The New Yorker

A “gasman” is someone whose patter can be funny.

From The New Yorker

But John O'Molloy, the gasman of the Opera-house, had stood by me manfully in all my troubles; and I could not leave without making him a small present.

From Project Gutenberg

Turncocks and gasmen are also frequently brought to all fires.

From Project Gutenberg

Shale gas is just one of three types of booming "unconventional" gas supplying America with what the gasmen call "indigenous molecules".

From BBC