scaleman

noun

scale·​man

plural scalemen

1

: one who repairs scales

2

: one whose work is weighing goods or ingredients sometimes with automatic scales

3

[scale entry 6 + man] : a worker who removes scale from newly-processed iron and steel equipment

Word History

Etymology

scale entry 1 + man

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