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| 单词 | gripman |
| 释义 | gripman in British English (ˈɡrɪpmən) nounWord forms: plural -men a cable car operator gripman in American English (ˈɡrɪpmən) nounWord forms: plural -men a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car Word origin [1880–85, Amer.; grip + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, highball, impressionism, jackpot, quotation mark-man is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a man ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -man include: chairman, fireman, floorman, lineman, ombudsman |
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