hoistman

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noun

A person who operates the hoisting machinery.

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Meanings

nounhoistman (plural hoistmen)

plural hoistmen

  1. businessA person who operates the hoisting machinery.

    By a system of shafts, levers and links the overwinding and overspeeding device which is geared to the depth indicator is attached to the hoist-control lever in such a way that the machine would be stopped automatically should the hoistman mismanipulate his levers at the beginning or end of a hoist.

    1926, Coal Age - Volume 29, page 461

Origin

From hoist + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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