gasman

[ gas-man ]
/ ˈgæsˌmæn /

noun, plural gas·men.

a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use.
gas fitter.
Mining. fire boss.

Origin of gasman

First recorded in 1815–25; gas + man1

Words nearby gasman

gaskell, gasket, gaskin, gaslight, gaslit, gasman, gasogene, gasohol, gasolene, gasolier, gasoline

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British Dictionary definitions for gasman

gasman
/ (ˈɡæsˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man employed to read household gas meters, supervise gas fittings, etc