cableman

noun

ca·​ble·​man

-lmən,

-ˌman,

-ˌmaa(ə)n

plural cablemen

-lmən,

-ˌmen

1

: a worker who installs and repairs conduit systems transmitting electric power

2

: a worker who lays out cables used in electrical prospecting for petroleum-bearing formations

3

: a worker who installs aerial and underground cables used for communication and signaling

4

: a worker who installs engine-control equipment in airplane fuselages and wings

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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