panman

noun

pan·​man

ˈpanmən,

-ˌman

plural panmen

-mən,

-ˌmen

1

: one who tends pans

2

: a worker who loads cottonseed cakes into presses for extraction of oil

3

: an operator of a machine that whirls candy in a pan (as of syrup or wax coloring matter) to give it a finishing coat or polish

called also glazer, grosser

Word History

Etymology

pan entry 1 + man

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