| 单词 | factory man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfactory man factory man n. (a) a man who works for a trading post; cf. sense 2a (now historical); (b) a male factory worker. ΚΠ 1748 Acct. Voy. for Discov. North-west Passage I. 163 Every Factory Man hath his Gun. 1821 Edinb. Ann. Reg. 1817 10 App. 56/1 Little Sam was put sentinel over one of the factory-men at the door leading into the casting-shop. 1879 S. C. Davidson in W. W. Hunter Stat. Acct. Assam II. 438 The leaf is then taken in hands by the factory men. 1919 Times 11 Nov. 13/2 A tremendous propaganda campaign..to urge factory men and women [in Russia] to join the Party..resulted in an increase of 6,101 members. 1958 H. Edson Sugar x. 130 When he appeared to be asking for technical advice from one of his factory men, he was merely..assessing the reliability of the employee. 1990 K. Lawrence Springs Living Water xiii. 267 An occasional unemployed factoryman, hands deep in his car coat pockets. < as lemmas |
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