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ladderman

American

[lad-er-muhn, -man] / ˈlæd ər mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.

Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

laddermen

plural

Etymology

Origin of ladderman

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; ladder + man

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