rodsman

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noun

Someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.

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Meanings

nounrodsman (plural rodsmen)

plural rodsmen

  1. Someone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.

    Rodsmen were whacking their way through willow brakes.

    1883, G. W. Cable, Old Creole Days

    Synonyms: rodman

  2. A fisherman.

    […] a heavy basket of twenty-seven was landed by one rodsman.

    1886, Fishing, Fish Culture & the Aquarium, page 250

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who carries and holds a levelling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.

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rodman
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rodman

Origin

From rod + -s- + man.

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Translations

Finnish keppimies
  • keppimiesone who holds a levelling staff
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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