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单词 banksman
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Definition of banksman in English:

banksman

nounPlural banksmen ˈbaŋksmən
British
  • 1A worker at a building site who supervises the use of vehicles and heavy machinery.

    the driver had no banksman to help him before he reversed
  • 2A person who works at the mouth of a mine shaft or pit, supervising the loading of coal and the lowering and raising of the cage.

    a banksman was at the top of the shaft

Origin

Late 16th century (in banksman (sense 2)): from bank in the sense ‘area surrounding the top of a shaft or the mouth of a pit’ + man.

 
 
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