bridgeman

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noun

A worker who operates a moving bridge.

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Meanings

bridgeman1

nounbridgeman (plural bridgemen)

plural bridgemen

  1. A worker who operates a moving bridge.

    The bridgemen raise and lower the bridge, a movable platform which extends from the end of the wharf to the prow of the boat.

    1941, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 836

Bridgeman2

proper nounBridgeman (plural Bridgemans)

plural Bridgemans

  1. A surname.

Origin

From bridge + -man.

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APA

bridgeman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgeman

MLA

“bridgeman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgeman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridgeman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgeman.

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