meterman
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
meterman (plural metermen)
- A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
- 2001, Donald Spoto, chapter 1, in Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, page 11:
- One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924.