groundsmann.

Inflections: Plural groundsmen.

Forms:

α. 1700s– groundman.

β. 1800s– groundsman.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ground n., man n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < ground n. + man n.¹ In β. forms < the either the plural or the genitive of ground n. + man n.¹

1. A labourer employed to dig out or work on the ground, an excavator.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > digger or excavator

minera1300

grubbera1400

diggerc1400

spitter1648

groundsman1785

excavator1815

1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 39 Two hundred and fifty ground-men, and fifty carpenters.

1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 197 To the ‘ground-men’ as they are called, the digging is let, at per cubic yard, according to the nature of the soil to be excavated.

2. One who is employed to keep in order a ground or grounds, esp. a cricket ground.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [noun] > groundsman

curator1859

groundsman1886

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] > types of gardener

arborist1578

nursery gardener1629

nurseryman1629

raiser1707

kitchen gardener1709

market gardener1727

curator1761

landscape-gardenera1763

plannerc1770

mail-gardener1798

landscape architect1863

trucker1868

plantsman1881

weekend gardener1884

groundsman1886

rock gardener1886

tea-gardener1903

landscapist1936

wild gardener1966

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > large ornamental grounds > keeper of

park-keeper1855

groundsman1886

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > ground-keeper

groundkeeper1876

groundsman1886

1886 Standard 27 May 8/4 Wages of gardeners, groundsmen, and gamekeeper.

1887 M. Shearman Athletics & Football (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 79 The ground-man of the L.A.C.

1895 Daily News 1 Jan. 7/3 The ground-men worked hard on the wicket.

3. An aerodrome mechanic or attendant whose duties are on ‘the ground’.

ΚΠ

1923 Daily Mail 1 Mar. 10 An open-air meeting of pilots, groundsmen, and mechanics at the Croydon aerodrome.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	groundsman
释义	groundsmann. Inflections: Plural groundsmen. Forms: α. 1700s– groundman. β. 1800s– groundsman. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ground n., man n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < ground n. + man n.¹ In β. forms < the either the plural or the genitive of ground n. + man n.¹ 1. A labourer employed to dig out or work on the ground, an excavator. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > digger or excavator minera1300 grubbera1400 diggerc1400 spitter1648 groundsman1785 excavator1815 1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 39 Two hundred and fifty ground-men, and fifty carpenters. 1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 197 To the ‘ground-men’ as they are called, the digging is let, at per cubic yard, according to the nature of the soil to be excavated. 2. One who is employed to keep in order a ground or grounds, esp. a cricket ground. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [noun] > groundsman curator1859 groundsman1886 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] > types of gardener arborist1578 nursery gardener1629 nurseryman1629 raiser1707 kitchen gardener1709 market gardener1727 curator1761 landscape-gardenera1763 plannerc1770 mail-gardener1798 landscape architect1863 trucker1868 plantsman1881 weekend gardener1884 groundsman1886 rock gardener1886 tea-gardener1903 landscapist1936 wild gardener1966 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > large ornamental grounds > keeper of park-keeper1855 groundsman1886 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > ground-keeper groundkeeper1876 groundsman1886 1886 Standard 27 May 8/4 Wages of gardeners, groundsmen, and gamekeeper. 1887 M. Shearman Athletics & Football (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 79 The ground-man of the L.A.C. 1895 Daily News 1 Jan. 7/3 The ground-men worked hard on the wicket. 3. An aerodrome mechanic or attendant whose duties are on ‘the ground’. ΚΠ 1923 Daily Mail 1 Mar. 10 An open-air meeting of pilots, groundsmen, and mechanics at the Croydon aerodrome. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1785
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