gasman

American  

[gas-man] / ˈgæsˌmæn /

noun

plural

gasmen

1. a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.

2. a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use.

3. gas fitter.

4. Mining. fire boss.

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gasman British  

/ ˈɡæsˌmæn /

noun

1. a man employed to read household gas meters, supervise gas fittings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of gasman

First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man

Example Sentences

Gaining admission to the apartment in the morning, in the role of gasman, the detective found Wyckoff still there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mosser's find is one of the biggest in a widespread treasure hunt that is turning many an oilman into a gasman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ditto George, the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie

"The more you want of the master, the more you'll find in him," said the gasman employed about his readings.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John

Just then the gasman came quickly up the street, lit, as by an electric touch, the bright burners that in close ranks lined either side-walk, and in a moment more was out of sight.

From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.