wireman
noun
wire·man
ˈwī(-ə)r-mən 
1
: a maker of or worker with wire
especially
: lineman sense 1
2
Examples of wireman in a Sentence
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Three Metro-North employees — a wireman, a carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — were suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings.
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chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
The Metro-North workers — a wireman, carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — have been suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2020
Hibben, 87, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his heroism while serving as a wireman and radioman in the Marine Corps.
—Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 28 May 2018
His actions that day saved the lives of three other wiremen and earned Maxwell, 97, a Medal of Honor, the United States' highest award for military valor during combat.
—Lori Tobias, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
The Metro-North workers — a wireman, carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — have been suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2020
Hibben, 87, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his heroism while serving as a wireman and radioman in the Marine Corps.
—Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 28 May 2018
His actions that day saved the lives of three other wiremen and earned Maxwell, 97, a Medal of Honor, the United States' highest award for military valor during combat.
—Lori Tobias, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
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“Wireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wireman. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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