bridgeman

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English

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Etymology

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bridge +‎ -man

Noun

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bridgeman (plural bridgemen)

  1. A worker who operates a moving bridge.
    • 1941, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 836:
      The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat.