metal mann.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtl̩ man/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdl ˌmæn/

Forms: see metal n. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metal n., man n.¹

Etymology: < metal n. + man n.¹

1. A man made of metal (literal and figurative).

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?1518 Virgilius sig. Di He a metall man that helde in his hande a metall bowe that poynted euer vpon the lampe.

a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Battail of Yvry in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1100 Whence coms this iron spawn? These Metall-Men?

1893 tr. Wonderful Hist. Virgilius Sorcerer of Rome xvi. 71 Virgilius..had built him..a splendid castle,..having but one single doorway, whose approach was guarded by twelve metal men, six to a side.

1928 J. Williamson (title) Metal man.

1993 N. Penswick Pit (BNC) 204 Her thoughts drifted back to Spike, the metal man, who had been killed less than an hour ago.

2. A dealer in metal; a smith or metalworker. Formerly also: †a miner (obsolete).

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society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in metal

lead-man1497

metal man1566

metal monger1576

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun]

metal man1566

metallist1611

metallurgist1670

metalworker1851

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who mines metals

metallary1641

metal man1658

1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 71 Sensors ij crewetes and ij handbells—Robt Warren..being then churchwarden had who sold theim to a metle man.

1609 W. Symonds Virginia: Serm. 21 The poore mettal man..swelteth himselfe in the fire.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) i. ii. iii. x. 98 A Smyth, or a Mettleman, the pot's neuer from's nose.

1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 30 Drowsy dotards, habited like the mettal-men.

1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families 12 Walter of Diphope a Mettal-man.

1965 Economist 30 Oct. 526/2 British steel plant manufacturers—no slouches in the export market—are at present taking a bunch of South American metalmen around the country.

†3. Coal Mining. A person who repairs passages in a mine. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > other specific mine workers

chipper1747

blaster1776

tributor1778

striker1824

shifter1830

bandsman1852

back-shift1860

drifter1864

metal man1883

stower1886

wagoner1886

hard rock1922

beacher1923

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Metal Man, one who repairs underground roads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metal man
释义	metal mann. Brit. /ˈmɛtl̩ man/, U.S. /ˈmɛdl ˌmæn/ Forms: see metal n. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metal n., man n.¹ Etymology: < metal n. + man n.¹ 1. A man made of metal (literal and figurative). ΚΠ ?1518 Virgilius sig. Di He a metall man that helde in his hande a metall bowe that poynted euer vpon the lampe. a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Battail of Yvry in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1100 Whence coms this iron spawn? These Metall-Men? 1893 tr. Wonderful Hist. Virgilius Sorcerer of Rome xvi. 71 Virgilius..had built him..a splendid castle,..having but one single doorway, whose approach was guarded by twelve metal men, six to a side. 1928 J. Williamson (title) Metal man. 1993 N. Penswick Pit (BNC) 204 Her thoughts drifted back to Spike, the metal man, who had been killed less than an hour ago. 2. A dealer in metal; a smith or metalworker. Formerly also: †a miner (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in metal lead-man1497 metal man1566 metal monger1576 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] metal man1566 metallist1611 metallurgist1670 metalworker1851 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who mines metals metallary1641 metal man1658 1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 71 Sensors ij crewetes and ij handbells—Robt Warren..being then churchwarden had who sold theim to a metle man. 1609 W. Symonds Virginia: Serm. 21 The poore mettal man..swelteth himselfe in the fire. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) i. ii. iii. x. 98 A Smyth, or a Mettleman, the pot's neuer from's nose. 1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 30 Drowsy dotards, habited like the mettal-men. 1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families 12 Walter of Diphope a Mettal-man. 1965 Economist 30 Oct. 526/2 British steel plant manufacturers—no slouches in the export market—are at present taking a bunch of South American metalmen around the country. †3. Coal Mining. A person who repairs passages in a mine. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > other specific mine workers chipper1747 blaster1776 tributor1778 striker1824 shifter1830 bandsman1852 back-shift1860 drifter1864 metal man1883 stower1886 wagoner1886 hard rock1922 beacher1923 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Metal Man, one who repairs underground roads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1518
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