bug-man

noun

A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.

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Meanings

nounbug-man (plural bug-men)

plural bug-men

  1. USdatedslangoil industryA micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.

    "Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscope

    March 1932, Popular Mechanics, p. 370

Origin

From bug + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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