wireman

[wahyuhr-muhn]

noun

plural

wiremen 

1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring. wire.

2. Slang.,  a professional wiretapper.

wireman

/ ˈwaɪəmən /

noun

1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring, cables, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of wireman¹

First recorded in 1540–50; wire + -man

Example Sentences

Three Metro-North employees — a wireman, a carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — were suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings.

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After graduating from DeForest High School, Havey got a job as an apprentice wireman for the Western Electric Company in Chicago.

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This book is intended for the amateur, the wireman, or the engineer who desires to establish a means of telephonic communication between the rooms of his home, office, or shop.

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Some wireman on the third floor came in half drunk a few minutes ago.

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The Electrical Workers' Union, made up principally of inside wiremen, conducts apprentice classes taught by journeymen.

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