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
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.
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