释义 |
ˈroadsman [road n. 4. Cf. craftsman, etc.] 1. A driver of vehicles; a roadster.
1741G. Berkeley in Lett. C'tess Suffolk (1824) II. 180 Our coachman, who is an excellent roadsman,..took a fancy to fall off his box. 2. One who repairs roads; a roadman.
1865Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 5/3 The prisoner had shot Fougereau for the sole purpose of obtaining his situation as roadsman. 1894Labour Commission Gloss., Roadsmen, men paid by the mine-owner for the laying down and keeping in repair the underground haulage roads. |