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holdman en · NOUN

Etymology

From hold + -man.

Meanings

1. A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.
   • However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually. 1997, David Wellman, The Union Makes Us Strong, page 154:

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