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/ˈtɪləmən/ · noun
(US) A person who steers the rear wheels of a fire truck (a tiller truck) or controls its ladder.
That function was reserved for the tillerman (the man that sits at the top steering position at the rear of the aerial ladder).
The driver in the back is called the tillerman. The tillerman steers the rear wheels, allowing the truck to turn onto narrow streets and alleys.
Use tillerman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tillerman means (US) A person who steers the rear wheels of a fire truck (a tiller truck) or controls its ladder.
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That function was reserved for the tillerman (the man that sits at the top steering position at the rear of the aerial ladder).
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