elevatorman

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noun

A person employed to operate an elevator.

Similar
liftman
OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounelevatorman (plural elevatormen)

plural elevatormen

  1. A person employed to operate an elevator.

    Synonyms: liftman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person employed to operate an elevator.

Similar
liftman
Also see
liftman

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  8. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  9. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  10. Latinlevis
  11. Latinlevō
  12. Latinēlevō
  13. Latinēlevātus
  14. Middle Englishelevat
  15. Middle Englishelevaten
  16. Englishelevate
  17. Englishelevator
  18. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  19. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  20. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  21. Old Englishmann
  22. Middle Englishman
  23. Englishelevatorman

From elevator + -man.

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APA

elevatorman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorman

MLA

“elevatorman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elevatorman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorman.

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