groundman

plural groundmen

1. alternativeAlternative form of groundsman.

   As a matter of practice, most captains leave the rolling to the groundman, who may usually be trusted to know what is best, and act accordingly.

   1897, Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, The Jubilee Book of Cricket, page 248

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   He had extracted it from the groundman, who had extracted it from Sneard's gardener, who had extracted it from Sneard's housemaid, with whom he was on more than friendly terms—so of course it was authentic.

   2019, Coningsby Dawson, The Garden Without Walls

2. alternativeAlternative form of ground man.

   The groundman was in the bucket, and the foreman was on the ground.

   1987, Government Reports Announcements & Index, page 193

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   The groundman and mechanic will find it of aid in passing the required examinations for the mechanics' license and ratings.

   1942, G. C. DeBaud, Pilots' and Mechanics' Aircraft Instrument Manual, page iii

   Groundmen had to be employed to assist, and subsidiary signal boxes were required to watch over the condition of the platform roads and the yard lines, for there were no track circuits.

   1945 November and December, T. S. Lascelles, “The Semaphore Signal—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 345

   While two linemen with aerial lift and one groundman completed one new structure, remainder of crew moved on to set poles for another structure.

   1964, Electric Light and Power - Volume 42, page 71

   Under these circumstances, in order to avoid any accident and damage to the aircraft, the groundman responsible for marshalling the loads gave a signal to the pilot for ejecting the load, which prevented a possible disaster.

   1997, S. S. Sharma, Citadel of Ice, Dakshin Gangotri, page 80

   Alma Reed was hired as a groundman Sept. 7, 1971. progressing to apprentice lineman C on July 1. 1972. He transferred to groundman tree trimmer April 1, 1974.

   1999, IBEW Journal - Volume 98