plugman
noun
plug·man
ˈpləgmən
plural plugmen
1
: the member of a gun crew (as in the U.S. Navy) whose duty is to open and close the breech plug or breechblock in firing
2
: a miner who attends pumps in a mine
3
: a plugger who fastens stoppers in bottoms of billet molds in which copper is to be cast
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“Plugman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plugman. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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