powdermann.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊdəman/,

/ˈpaʊdəmən/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊdərˌmæn/,

/ˈpaʊdərmən/

Inflections: Plural powdermen.

Forms: see powder n.¹ and man n.¹

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

Etymology: < powder n.¹ + man n.¹

A person who deals with or handles gunpowder or other explosive material.The term has at various times been used spec. to denote a man responsible for supplying gunpowder to heavy guns (esp. on board ship), a dealer in gunpowder, and (esp. in later use) a person who attends to the explosives used in blasting operations.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > arms dealer

powderman1511

gun-runner1899

merchant of death1934

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > powder-boy

powder monkey1660

powder-boy1744

powderman1859

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

tamper1864

powderman1886

primer1890

steel driver1916

powder monkey1917

1511–12 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 329 To the..gunnaris, powdermen, and utheris werkmen of the castele.

1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Dvii The pore labourers, gunmakers, poudermen, bowemakers, Arrowmakers, smiths, carpenters, souldiers, & other craftes crye oute for theyr dutyes.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 67 Every Gunner may have his Peter ready made refined and in Meal at the Powder-mens, or Chandlers.

1679 R. Hooke Diary 7 Apr. (1935) 406 Tinker the Powder man here.

1718 Pudding Plot Detected 10 The weekly Journalists were employ'd in amusing the Publick with a specious story of a certan Powder-Man's making an Entertainment for his Customers.

a1725 N. Couch Surprizing Miracles Nature & Art (1762) 221 The powder-man, surprized to see his mill stop, upon searching found the head or fountain dried up.

1803 in D. Knox Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (U.S. Office Naval Records) (1941) III. 38 The powder men..take care to guard the salt boxes from sparks of fire.

1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 226 Stationary powdermen are allotted to every two guns.

1886 Sci. Amer. 6 Feb. 85/2 In driving the heading, each of the three shifts is made up of a boss, 4 drill men, 4 helpers on drills, 1 powder man, 1 car man, and 2 laborers.

1909 A. L. Burton Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days (1988) 31 At the outbreak of the Spanish War, he enlisted in Brooklyn as a powderman on the battleship Texas.

1976 Time 27 Sept. 67/3 From 13 on, he worked as a janitor, a cattle weigher, a powderman in a Colorado mine, a highway surveyor, [etc.].

1993 Westcoast Logger Apr. 12/1 Andy's old Norwegian powder man was busy blowing big fir and spruce stumps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powderman
释义	powdermann. Brit. /ˈpaʊdəman/, /ˈpaʊdəmən/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdərˌmæn/, /ˈpaʊdərmən/ Inflections: Plural powdermen. Forms: see powder n.¹ and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < powder n.¹ + man n.¹ A person who deals with or handles gunpowder or other explosive material.The term has at various times been used spec. to denote a man responsible for supplying gunpowder to heavy guns (esp. on board ship), a dealer in gunpowder, and (esp. in later use) a person who attends to the explosives used in blasting operations. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > arms dealer powderman1511 gun-runner1899 merchant of death1934 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > powder-boy powder monkey1660 powder-boy1744 powderman1859 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > workers with other materials > [noun] > with explosives tamper1864 powderman1886 primer1890 steel driver1916 powder monkey1917 1511–12 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 329 To the..gunnaris, powdermen, and utheris werkmen of the castele. 1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Dvii The pore labourers, gunmakers, poudermen, bowemakers, Arrowmakers, smiths, carpenters, souldiers, & other craftes crye oute for theyr dutyes. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 67 Every Gunner may have his Peter ready made refined and in Meal at the Powder-mens, or Chandlers. 1679 R. Hooke Diary 7 Apr. (1935) 406 Tinker the Powder man here. 1718 Pudding Plot Detected 10 The weekly Journalists were employ'd in amusing the Publick with a specious story of a certan Powder-Man's making an Entertainment for his Customers. a1725 N. Couch Surprizing Miracles Nature & Art (1762) 221 The powder-man, surprized to see his mill stop, upon searching found the head or fountain dried up. 1803 in D. Knox Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (U.S. Office Naval Records) (1941) III. 38 The powder men..take care to guard the salt boxes from sparks of fire. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 226 Stationary powdermen are allotted to every two guns. 1886 Sci. Amer. 6 Feb. 85/2 In driving the heading, each of the three shifts is made up of a boss, 4 drill men, 4 helpers on drills, 1 powder man, 1 car man, and 2 laborers. 1909 A. L. Burton Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days (1988) 31 At the outbreak of the Spanish War, he enlisted in Brooklyn as a powderman on the battleship Texas. 1976 Time 27 Sept. 67/3 From 13 on, he worked as a janitor, a cattle weigher, a powderman in a Colorado mine, a highway surveyor, [etc.]. 1993 Westcoast Logger Apr. 12/1 Andy's old Norwegian powder man was busy blowing big fir and spruce stumps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1511
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