ground-man

plural ground-men

1. alternativeAlternative form of groundsman.

   Lockers may be rented on application to the ground-man, at a charge of 5s.

   1895, Guy's Hospital Gazette - Volume 9, page 373

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   The ground-man, Jeffrey, who appears in these two pictures, is doing his utmost with his excellent mile and a-half of country, and when it becomes better known and the members flock in, the additional sinews of war will give him more complete control over the bents and bracken that ask no permission in making their annual appearance.

   1898, The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality - Volume 23

   A local Rule states that a ball driven into this ditch may be lifted and dropped on the course under penalty of one stroke. This ditch is at present being drained, and the ground-men were at work upon it when the disputed point arose.

   1906, D. G. Soutar, The Australian golfer, page 257

2. alternativeAlternative form of ground man.

   It was a ground-man signaling the pilot to cut off his engine.

   1960, Science News - Volumes 77-78, page 199

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   The entire operation is conducted from a safe distance by the crane-man, thus eliminating the danger of accident to ground-men, who are usually required for operating a mechanical trip.

   1905, The Literary Digest - Volume 31, page 84

   The maximum saving which owners can effect with a lifting magnet is, however, derived from the fact that besides the operator of the crane and a ground-man all other manual labor at present required for the loading or unloading of the material can be entirely dispensed with and a saving in some cases amounting up to several hundred dollars per month per magnet can thus be obtained and the capital outlay for the magnet soon recovered in this way.

   1911, Factory: The Magazine of Management - Volume 6, page 321

   Regular instruction in operating practices should be scheduled for old and new officers and ground-men.

   1959, American Society of Safety Engineers, National Safety News, page 121