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wireman|ˈwaɪəmən|
[f. wire n. + man n.1]
†1. One who makes or works in wire. Obs.
1547–8in Feuillerat Revels Edw. VI (1914) 31 To Iohn west wyerman for ixlb of wyer. 1616B. Jonson Masques, Love restored, Fortie other deuices I had, of Wyre-men. 1668Churchw. Acc. St. Margaret's, Westminster (Nichols 1797) 70 To Christopher Davison, wyreman, for covering the vestry windows with wyre.
2. a. A workman who fixes and attends to the conducting wires of an electric service.
1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 47 Telegraph Fitter, Wireman. 1902F. C. Raphael ‘The Electrician Wireman's Pocket Bk. Ed. Note, Such..Memoranda as would be useful to the Electric Light Wireman in his work.
b. A wire-tapper. colloq.
1973Telegraph (Brisbane) 24 May 12/4 Watergate conspirator James McCord was one of the best ‘wiremen’ in the eavesdropping game. 1977Time 21 Feb. 19 He had been one of the most sought-after ‘wiremen’, or electronic eavesdroppers, in the East, supplying bugging and recording devices to clients on both sides of the law.
3. A journalist working for a telegraphic news agency.
1973D. May Laughter in Djakarta iv. 61 An American wire-man..who lived in Djakarta. 1977‘J. le Carré’ Hon. Schoolboy xv. 338 Keller was..a wireman..and Jerry knew him from other wars. |