meterman

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noun

A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.

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Meanings

nounmeterman (plural metermen)

plural metermen

  1. A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.

    One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924.

    2001, Donald Spoto, chapter 1, in Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, page 11

Origin

From meter + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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