gasman

[ gas-man ]

noun,plural gas·men.

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

gas fitter.
Mining. fire boss.

Origin of gasman

First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man

Words Nearby gasman

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How to use gasman in a sentence

Unonius mentions especially a Captain Hans gasman as the principal figure there.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 | George Tobias Flom
The poor gasman cannot come on, and we have got a new one here who is to go to Edinburgh with us.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
I saw it, and the gasman and Dolby saw it, and stood at that side of the platform in agonies.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
Barton, the gasman who succeeded the man who sprained his leg, sprained his leg yesterday!!
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
Ditto George the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete | John Forster

British Dictionary definitions for gasman

gasman

/ (ˈɡæsˌmæn) /

nounplural -men

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

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