| 单词 | towerman |
| 释义 | > as lemmastowerman towerman n. one who works in a tower; spec. (U.S.) (a) a railway signalman; (b) a look-out for forest fires. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > signalman signalman1836 target mana1884 towerman1895 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watcher against fire fire-spy1676 fire warden1724 fire-watcher1830 towerman1895 fire ranger1897 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in other specific places trainman1838 street man1851 towerman1895 tunnel-worker1903 1895 Rep. Chicago Strike 1894 (U.S. Strike Comm.) 214 A number of switch tenders, yard clerks, flagmen, tower men, and roundhouse men left their work. 1908 Atlantic Monthly Nov. (advt.) A practical railroad man, a tower man of long experience. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Oct. 7/1 Towermen..serve as the eyes of the fire fighters. 1951 Sat. Evening Post 22 Dec. 44/4 The towermen in their elevated air~conditioned goldfish bowls. < as lemmas |
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