A person who makes or mends roads; spec. an English royal official of the 16th and early 17th centuries charged with keeping the highways in good…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builders or maintainers of roads (14) waymaker?c1475 A person who makes or mends roads; spec. an English royal official of the 16th and early 17th centuries charged with keeping the highways in good… roadman1788 A person who builds or repairs roads. Also in later use: a person employed to keep the streets clean; a road sweeper. road-maker1792 A person or company engaged in road construction. path master1799 a public official in charge of supervising local road construction and repair. roadsman?1807 A person who builds or maintains roads (in various senses of road, n.); a person in charge of roads. Now archaic or regional. Macadamite1821 A practitioner or advocate of McAdam's method of road-making (see macadamize, v.). macadamizer1824 A person who makes macadamized roads. Now historical. road breaker1834 (a) a person employed to break up the surface prior to the construction or repair of a road (now rare); (b) a mechanical tool or device used for… grader1870 A person employed. in grading roads (see grade, v.2 4). asphalter1880 One who lays down asphalt. linesman1888 One who attends to the upkeep of roadside verges. lengthman1902 a man appointed to maintain a certain stretch of road or railway; (the form lengthsman in quot. 1902 is an isolated use). highway patrol1909 (a) a group of workers who patrol roads and highways for the purpose of maintaining them (now rare); (b) a (state) law enforcement agency whose… Subcategories:— inspector (1) |
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