walksman

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noun

A person employed to walk along a river and remove objects from the water, check the banks for damage, etc.

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Meanings

nounwalksman (plural walksmen)

plural walksmen

  1. historicalA person employed to walk along a river and remove objects from the water, check the banks for damage, etc.

    At his right hand is Mr. Davis, a walksman at the New River Head.

    1873, George Walter Thornbury, Old and New London, page 295
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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