chute man

noun

: one who tends chutes especially by receiving and disposing of loads from or into them: such as

a

: a worker in a metal mine who loads mine cars underground

b

: a coal miner who tends chutes from tipple to railroad cars

c

: a millworker who receives sacks of flour, meal, or feed and readies them for storage

d

: a collector of soiled laundry in an institution

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