a person who carries the leveling rod in surveying
rodman in American English
(ˈrɑdmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
1.
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete
2.
a person who carries the leveling rod in surveying
Word origin
[1850–55; rod + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, ethos, headhunting, runoff-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, corpsman, floorman, freshman, pitchman