gas engineern.
/ˈɡas ɛn(d)ʒᵻˌnɪə/, U.S. /ˈɡæs ɛndʒəˌnɪ(ə)r/ 1. A person engaged in producing or supplying gas; a gas fitter. Cf. gasman n. 1.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of gas
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gas engineer1817
1817 Lit. Gaz. 7 June 319/2 A patent has been obtained by Mr. Clegg, the Gas Engineer, for an economical mode of supplying Gas from the smallest quantity of fuel.
1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 435 A good gas engineer will control the entire produce of his manufactory.
1926 Pop. Mech. May 746/1 Gas engineers estimated that to heat an insulated house of the same size..would require a boiler with a rating of 1,150 feet.
1979 New Scientist 22 Feb. 600/2 (advt.) You should be a Chartered Mechanical Engineer or Gas Engineer with 5 years' experience in industry.
2008 Sun (Nexis) 18 Dec. 68 British Gas has recently trebled the recruitment of apprentice gas engineers.
2. Theatre. A person responsible for lighting the stage and creating effects with gaslight; = gasman n. 3. Now historical and rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > gasman
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gas engineer1849
1849 Times 3 Apr. 5/5 Gas Engineer to the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden Theatre.
1892 Electr. Engineer 1 Jan. 5/1 The Covent Garden Theatre was a brilliant scene... We should mention that the electric light was fitted up by Mr. Forrester, their own gas engineer.
1996 B. Belford Bram Stoker iii. 185 On stage, bowing to the Guv'nor, were the gas engineer, the limelight master, the electrician, and their staffs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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