bridgemann.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪdʒmən/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪdʒmən/

Inflections: Plural bridgemen.

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

Etymology: < bridge n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare early modern Dutch brugman (1602 in the sense ‘keeper of a bridge’, 15th cent. as a surname). Compare earlier bridgemaster n.Earlier use may be implied by surnames such as Joh. Brygeman (1296), Joh. Bregman (1310), but these may alternatively refer to someone who lives on or by a bridge (compare also the surnames cited at bridger n.¹).

Now chiefly historical.

A man who maintains or is in charge of a bridge; a bridge keeper. Cf. bridger n.¹, bridgemaster n.

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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > official in charge of bridge

bridgemaster1435

bridgeman1508

bridgeward1820

1508 in P. M. Briers Henley Borough Rec. (1960) 161 The wardene and bridgemene for the tyme beying to reenter and enjoy the same tenements with appurtunances unto the use of the churche and brydge there.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D4^v Let it be thy Pensils strife, To paint a Bridgeman to the life.

1683 London Gaz. No. 1862/5 The Warden, Bridgemen, and Burgesses of Your Majesties Corporation of Henley upon Thames.

1783 W. Hamilton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 181 The duke's bridge-man told me also, that..this great river was perfectly dry for some seconds.

1887 M. Roberts Western Avernus 54 He called the bridgeman a very opprobrious name, and..there was great danger of a ‘rough house’ out of hand.

1968 D. D. Gladwin & J. M. White Eng. Canals ii. ii. 34 The wages of the bridgemen are well justified as these bridges are somewhat difficult to swing.

2013 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 12 Oct. 3 As part of the procedure [for the 1926 bridge opening] bridgemen drew chains across the road to stop traffic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bridgeman
释义	bridgemann. Brit. /ˈbrɪdʒmən/, U.S. /ˈbrɪdʒmən/ Inflections: Plural bridgemen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bridge n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < bridge n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare early modern Dutch brugman (1602 in the sense ‘keeper of a bridge’, 15th cent. as a surname). Compare earlier bridgemaster n.Earlier use may be implied by surnames such as Joh. Brygeman (1296), Joh. Bregman (1310), but these may alternatively refer to someone who lives on or by a bridge (compare also the surnames cited at bridger n.¹). Now chiefly historical. A man who maintains or is in charge of a bridge; a bridge keeper. Cf. bridger n.¹, bridgemaster n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > official in charge of bridge bridgemaster1435 bridgeman1508 bridgeward1820 1508 in P. M. Briers Henley Borough Rec. (1960) 161 The wardene and bridgemene for the tyme beying to reenter and enjoy the same tenements with appurtunances unto the use of the churche and brydge there. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D4^v Let it be thy Pensils strife, To paint a Bridgeman to the life. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1862/5 The Warden, Bridgemen, and Burgesses of Your Majesties Corporation of Henley upon Thames. 1783 W. Hamilton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 181 The duke's bridge-man told me also, that..this great river was perfectly dry for some seconds. 1887 M. Roberts Western Avernus 54 He called the bridgeman a very opprobrious name, and..there was great danger of a ‘rough house’ out of hand. 1968 D. D. Gladwin & J. M. White Eng. Canals ii. ii. 34 The wages of the bridgemen are well justified as these bridges are somewhat difficult to swing. 2013 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 12 Oct. 3 As part of the procedure [for the 1926 bridge opening] bridgemen drew chains across the road to stop traffic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1508
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