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weightman

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[weyt-man] / ˈweɪtˌmæn /

noun

plural

weightmen

  1. a person whose work is to weigh goods or merchandise.

  2. Track and Field. Also weight man a competitor in a field event who throws a weight, as a discus, shotput, or hammer.

Etymology

Origin of weightman

First recorded in 1945–50; weight + man

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