holdman
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See also: Holdman
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
holdman (plural holdmen)
- A man employed in the hold of a ship, to load and unload cargo.
- 1997, David Wellman, The Union Makes Us Strong, page 154:
- However, because the winch drivers' competence is more visible than the holdmen's, winch drivers are more vulnerable to supervision even though options for handling incompetence are limited contractually.