gasman

G2A1S1M3A1N1

noun

A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc.

“I spent all morning waiting for the gasman to call.”

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

gasman1

noungasman (plural gasmen)

plural gasmen

  1. colloquialA worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc.

    I spent all morning waiting for the gasman to call.

  2. A man employed in the manufacture of gas.
  3. The man who controls the lights of the stage.
  4. slangA worthless person (male)

Gasman2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  7. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  8. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  9. Old Englishmann
  10. Middle Englishman
  11. Englishman
  12. Englishgasman

From gas + man.

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Translations

French gazier
  • gazierworker for a company that supplies gas
Hungarian gázleolvasó, gázszerelő
  • gázleolvasóworker for a company that supplies gas
  • gázszerelőworker for a company that supplies gas
Irish fear an gháis
  • fear an gháisworker for a company that supplies gas
Russian газовщи́к
  • газовщи́к (gazovščík)worker for a company that supplies gas

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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