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

Mosser's find is one of the biggest in a widespread treasure hunt that is turning many an oilman into a gasman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gaining admission to the apartment in the morning, in the role of gasman, the detective found Wyckoff still there.

From Time Magazine Archive

I write in the greatest haste, for the rehearsal time is close at hand, and I have the master carpenter and gasman to see before we begin.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

I saw it, and the gasman and Dolby saw it, and stood at that side of the platform in agonies.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

The piano-tuner, perhaps; or the gasman, to look at the meter.”

From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.