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gasman

/gas-man/US // ˈgæsˌmæn //UK // (ˈɡæsˌmæn) //

加油员,瓦斯人,煤气工人,煤气工

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gas·men.

    • : a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
    • : a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use.
    • : gas fitter.
    • : Mining. fire boss.

Examples

  • Unonius mentions especially a Captain Hans Gasman as the principal figure there.

  • The poor gasman cannot come on, and we have got a new one here who is to go to Edinburgh with us.

  • I saw it, and the gasman and Dolby saw it, and stood at that side of the platform in agonies.

  • Barton, the gasman who succeeded the man who sprained his leg, sprained his leg yesterday!!

  • Ditto George the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed.