draegerman

noun

drae·​ger·​man

ˈdrāgə(r)mən

plural draegermen

: one of a crew of miners trained in underground emergency and rescue work

Word History

Etymology

Alexander B. Dräger †1928 German scientist and inventor of a combined gas mask and oxygen inhalator worn in underground rescue work + English man

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