meterman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meter +‎ -man

Noun[edit]

meterman (plural metermen)

  1. A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
    • 2001, Donald Spoto, chapter 1, in Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, page 11:
      One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924.