One who keeps watch upon the actions of another; a watchman. †Formerly often in opprobrious sense: A mean spy, a ‘sneak’: cf. scout, n.2 Also spec.…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > types of (12) scout1883 One who keeps watch upon the actions of another; a watchman. †Formerly often in opprobrious sense: A mean spy, a ‘sneak’: cf. scout, n.2 Also spec.… roustabout1886 Originally U.S. A general or manual labourer on an oil rig. Cf. roughneck, n. 2b. pipeliner1887 A worker involved in the laying or maintenance of pipelines. tongsman1891 (a) = tongman n.; (b) Oil Industry one who handles the large pipe wrench used for making up or breaking out lengths of pipe. tool-dresser1896 = roustabout, n. 2c. fisherman1903 In Oil Drilling, one skilled in recovering fish (fish, n.4 additions c) from bore-holes. Originally U.S. roughneck1913 A worker on an oil rig, esp. a labourer on the floor of a rig. stabber1922 Oil Industry. One who stabs pipes (see stab, v. 7). toolie1932 = tool-dresser n. at tool, n. compounds 2. tool-pusher1932 someone in charge of a drilling rig. doodlebug1933 A prospector for oil, minerals, etc.; also transferred, a geophysicist or other scientist employed by an oil company. Originally U.S. rigger1974 A person involved in the construction of oil rigs. Now more usually: a person who works on an oil rig. |
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