checkweighman

[ chek-wey-muh n ]
/ ˈtʃɛkˌweɪ mən /

noun, plural check·weigh·men.

a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
Also called check·weigh·er [chek-wey-er] /ˈtʃɛkˌweɪ ər/.

Origin of checkweighman

First recorded in 1885–90; check1 + weighman

Words nearby checkweighman

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