checkweighman

[ chek-wey-muhn ]

noun

, plural check·weigh·men.

1. a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkweighman¹

First recorded in 1885–90; check ¹ + weighman

Example Sentences

When a man asked for a checkweighman, in the language of the super he was getting too smart.

From Project Gutenberg