floorman

[ flawr-muhn, flohr- ]

noun

, plural floor·men.

1. a floor manager.
2. any person who represents a management, as in assisting customers or maintaining a smooth business operation.
3. a laborer, mechanic, or maintenance worker hired to do heavy work, as in a factory or oil field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of floorman¹

First recorded in 1910–15; floor + -man

Example Sentences

Other cases under investigation involve a drilling crew floorman, a police officer, a temporary laborer and a grading foreman, who all died in June.

From Washington Post

Then & there Floorman Smythe decided that such incidents should not be left to chance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abashed, the floorman dove into the nearest drift of ticker-tape.

From Time Magazine Archive

John fought his way to the nearest floorman, a white-haired veteran of many such rush seasons.

From Project Gutenberg

Don't you be afraid, little girl," said the floorman, in great relief, "we like little girls who know enough not to get lost.

From Project Gutenberg