"surfaceman" meaning in All languages combined

See surfaceman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: surfacemen [plural]
Etymology: From surface + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|surface|man}} surface + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|surfacemen}} surfaceman (plural surfacemen)
  1. (mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground. Categories (topical): Mining, Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-surfaceman-en-noun-700FFizk Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 59 41 Topics: business, mining
  2. (Scotland) A platelayer; one who maintains a railway track. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-surfaceman-en-noun-I78J6fU2 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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