leaseman

[lees-muhn]

noun

plural

leasemen 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of leaseman¹

lease ¹ + man

Example Sentences

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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