shaftsmann.
/ˈʃɑːftsmən//ˈʃaftsmən/ Mining.
A man employed in sinking shafts.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who sinks shafts
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shaftman?1881
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?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 84 Coal Miner..Shaftsman.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Mar. 7/3 Walking from eight to ten miles a day before and after his underground work (much of it as a shaftsman).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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