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leaseman

American  
[lees-muhn] / ˈlis mən /

noun

plural

leasemen

  1. a person who leases lease land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.

Etymology

Origin of leaseman

lease 1 + man

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He served a three-year apprenticeship in the oil business as salesman, scout and leaseman, left the oilfields to return to his first love, cattle raising.

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