| 单词 | pump attendant |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspump attendant pump attendant n. a person whose job is to operate or look after a pump, esp. a person who serves petrol at a service station. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > service station > owner or worker pump attendant1906 gas attendant1923 garagist1928 pump jockey1954 petrol attendant1955 1906 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 31 Aug. 11/4 [His father] died about two years ago, after a service with the company of over a third of a century, first as a bridge carpenter and later as a pump attendant. 1933 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 3 May 2/4 No commodity of such widespread use as gasoline is so loosely handled from the standpoint of general surveillance, and..this..permits the dishonest-minded station operator or pump attendant to continue giving short measure. 1968 A. Binkley What shall I Cry? 10 Harry was pump attendant and not in charge of mechanics. 2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. b7 I skip the self-service lanes..and wait patiently in line while reminiscing about the good old days when there were pump attendants. < as lemmas |
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