English

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Etymology

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charge +‎ -man

Noun

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chargeman (plural chargemen)

  1. A worker who is in charge; the leader.
    • 2015, Nicholas Whittaker, Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero:
      Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen.