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coalcutterman en · NOUN

Etymology

From coalcutter + -man.

Meanings

1. The operator of a coalcutter.
   • One was to a coalcutterman who was caught and mutilated by the coalcutter picks whilst the jib was being withdrawn from under the coal. 1949, Great Britain Ministry of Fuel and Power, Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines Under the Coal Mines Act, 1911:
   • The cutting chain of a longwall coalcutter was reversed in an attempt to free the jib which had become fast, and an assistant coalcutterman was caught by the moving picks. 1955, Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines Under the Coal Mines Act, page 14:
   • There were five other fatalities on conveyor faces, involving two fillers, a chargeman,- stoneman, and a coalcutterman. 1943, Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain., Annual Conference, page 65:

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Synonyms

cutterman