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wireman

[ wahyuhr-muhn ]

noun

, plural wire·men.
  1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring. wire.
  2. Slang. a professional wiretapper.


wireman

/ ˈwaɪəmən /

noun

  1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring, cables, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wireman1

First recorded in 1540–50; wire + -man
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Example Sentences

Three Metro-North employees — a wireman, a carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — were suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings.

After graduating from DeForest High School, Havey got a job as an apprentice wireman for the Western Electric Company in Chicago.

This book is intended for the amateur, the wireman, or the engineer who desires to establish a means of telephonic communication between the rooms of his home, office, or shop.

Some wireman on the third floor came in half drunk a few minutes ago.

The Electrical Workers' Union, made up principally of inside wiremen, conducts apprentice classes taught by journeymen.

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