derrickman

noun

Etymology

From derrick + man.

  1. inherited from *mon- — “human being, man
  2. inherited from *mann- — “man
  3. inherited from *mann
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as derrickman — “derrick + man

Definitions

  1. A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor,…

    A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.

    • There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA