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pipeliner

American  
[pahyp-lahy-ner] / ˈpaɪpˌlaɪ nər /

noun

  1. a person or company that specializes in laying pipelines.


Etymology

Origin of pipeliner

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; pipeline + -er 1

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Drawled one grizzled pipeliner, "This here Thompson Pass, she's a frozen hell in the sky."

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