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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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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)

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

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