Definition of surfaceman in English:
surfaceman
nounPlural surfacemen ˈsəːfɪsmən
A miner who works above ground.
Example sentencesExamples
- This picture, stripped of its moral overtones and exaggeration, is an essentially accurate portrayal of the modally different work motivations of miners and surfacemen.
- The interests of the surfacemen seem to lie on the side of throwing in their lot with the underground workers.
- He was a surfaceman in the mine and got arsenical poisoning while clearing out the flues after the firing.
- He worked as a surfaceman at a colliery near Barnsley and supplemented his income by writing verse.
- Money meant something different to miners than it did to surfacemen.
Synonyms
pitman, digger, collier, haulier