gasman

[ gas-man ]

/ ˈgæsˌmæn /

noun, plural gas·men.

a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.

a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use.

gas fitter.

Mining. fire boss.

Origin of gasman

First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man

Words nearby gasman

gas-liquid chromatography, gas liquor, gaslit, gas log, gas main, gasman, gas mantle, gas mask, gas meter, gasogene, gasohol

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Example sentences from the Web for gasman

Ditto George, the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
At noon precisely, Mr. Rabling (our gasman and an earnest Methodist) came in.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Scott and the gasman are stricken with dumb concern, not having received one single letter from home since they left.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
Scott is in tears, and George the gasman is suborning people to go and clean the hall, which is a marvel of dirt.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

"The more you want of the master, the more you'll find in him," said the gasman employed about his readings.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster

British Dictionary definitions for gasman

gasman

/ (ˈɡæsˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man employed to read household gas meters, supervise gas fittings, etc

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单词	gasman
释义	gasman [ gas-man ] / ˈgæsˌmæn / noun, plural gas·men. a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed. a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use. gas fitter. Mining. fire boss. Origin of gasman First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man Words nearby gasman gas-liquid chromatography, gas liquor, gaslit, gas log, gas main, gasman, gas mantle, gas mask, gas meter, gasogene, gasohol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gasman Ditto George, the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed. The Letters of Charles Dickens\|Charles Dickens At noon precisely, Mr. Rabling (our gasman and an earnest Methodist) came in. Wandering Heath\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Scott and the gasman are stricken with dumb concern, not having received one single letter from home since they left. The Letters of Charles Dickens\|Charles Dickens Scott is in tears, and George the gasman is suborning people to go and clean the hall, which is a marvel of dirt. The Letters of Charles Dickens\|Charles Dickens "The more you want of the master, the more you'll find in him," said the gasman employed about his readings. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete\|John Forster British Dictionary definitions for gasman gasman / (ˈɡæsˌmæn) / noun plural -men a man employed to read household gas meters, supervise gas fittings, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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