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pumpman

American  
[puhmp-muhn] / ˈpʌmp mən /

noun

  • pumpmen
    plural
  1. a person who runs a power-operated pump.


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Etymology

Origin of pumpman

First recorded in 1770–80; pump 1 + -man

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A pumpman had picked up a piece of heavy timbering and thrown it at him in mock ferocity.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

Some of the tanks are in lonely places, and if the children got out there they would be taken in charge by the pumpman or switchman.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South by Hope, Laura Lee

Presently he passes an order to the pumpman, and the power-house echoes to the easy thrust of his giant engine.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)

Once more the vacant sidewalks resounded to the thud of sturdy hob-nailed boots; and along with the locaters came pumpmen and miners to sound the flooded depths of the Paymaster.

From Shadow Mountain by Coolidge, Dane

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