cableman
noun
ca·ble·man
-lmən,
-ˌman,
-ˌmaa(ə)n
plural cablemen
-lmən,
-ˌmen
1
: a worker who installs and repairs conduit systems transmitting electric power
2
: a worker who lays out cables used in electrical prospecting for petroleum-bearing formations
3
: a worker who installs aerial and underground cables used for communication and signaling
4
: a worker who installs engine-control equipment in airplane fuselages and wings
Word History
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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