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- [gas-man]
- /ˈgæsˌmæn/
- /ˈɡæs.mæn/
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- [gas-man]
- /ˈgæsˌmæn/
Definitions of gasman word
- noun plural gasman 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. 1
- noun plural gasman a person who produces, distributes, or sells gas for industrial or commercial use. 1
- noun plural gasman gas fitter. 1
- noun plural gasman Mining. fire boss. 1
- noun gasman A person who installs or services gas appliances or reads gas meters. 1
- countable noun gasman The gasman is a man who works for a gas company, repairing gas appliances in people's houses, or checking how much gas they have used. 0
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Origin of gasman
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; gas + man1
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Parts of speech for Gasman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gasman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gasman usage trend in Literature
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