Gearman

Quick meaning: Gearman is a noun meaning Someone who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment belonging to a shipping company, railroad, trucking company, or colliery.

Meaning

Someone who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment belonging to a shipping company, railroad, trucking company, or colliery.

Example Sentences

As gearman I have to see that the brakes are in perfect order; cars are in running order on 23d Street line at present.

In this case the gearman's job consists simply in keeping the slime off the drum with bathbrick and attending to the oiling.

It is therefore difficult to know where the gearmen's loyalty ends and their employer's dependence begins. Gearmen have an equally complicated relationship with fellow longshoremen.

Dreamy was working him on the gear with the gearman during the day, checking clusters, replacing burned out bulbs, repairing tents, changing runners, replacing guys, trimming derricks.

Word Forms

• gearmen

Related Words

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