"gearman" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From gear + -man.",
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          "ref": "1901, Case and Exceptions, page 69:",
          "text": "As gearman I have to see that the brakes are in perfect order; cars are in running order on 23d Street line at present.",
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        {
          "ref": "1934, S. A. Garnham, Robert L. Hadfield, The Submarine Cable, page 70:",
          "text": "In this case the gearman's job consists simply in keeping the slime off the drum with bathbrick and attending to the oiling.",
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          "ref": "1971, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 494:",
          "text": "Before a job is begun the nature of the cargo and the gear that will be required is determined; required gear is taken out of stock in the gear locker room by the gearman. It is then loaded on the gear trucks and driven to the pier […]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, David Wellman, The Union Makes Us Strong, page 155:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Wayne Ward, The Last Seaman, page 103:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "Someone who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment belonging to a shipping company, railroad, trucking company, or colliery."
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          "responsible",
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          "maintenance",
          "maintenance"
        ],
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          "equipment",
          "equipment"
        ],
        [
          "shipping company",
          "shipping company"
        ],
        [
          "railroad",
          "railroad"
        ],
        [
          "trucking",
          "trucking"
        ],
        [
          "colliery",
          "colliery"
        ]
      ]
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  "word": "gearman"
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  "etymology_text": "From gear + -man.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1901, Case and Exceptions, page 69:",
          "text": "As gearman I have to see that the brakes are in perfect order; cars are in running order on 23d Street line at present.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1934, S. A. Garnham, Robert L. Hadfield, The Submarine Cable, page 70:",
          "text": "In this case the gearman's job consists simply in keeping the slime off the drum with bathbrick and attending to the oiling.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "1971, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 494:",
          "text": "Before a job is begun the nature of the cargo and the gear that will be required is determined; required gear is taken out of stock in the gear locker room by the gearman. It is then loaded on the gear trucks and driven to the pier […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
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          "text": "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.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2006, Wayne Ward, The Last Seaman, page 103:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "shipping company",
          "shipping company"
        ],
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          "trucking",
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          "colliery",
          "colliery"
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