lengthman

== English == === Etymology === From length +‎ -man (suffix denoting a man or person who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋθmn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋθˌm(ə)n/ Hyphenation: length‧man === Noun === lengthman (plural lengthmen) (nautical, rail transport, road transport, chiefly historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of canal, railway, or road. ==== Alternative forms ==== length man, lengths man, lengthsman ==== Hypernyms ==== (railway): trackman (see also trackwoman, trackperson) (road): roadman, roadmender ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === lengthsman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “lengthman, n.” under “length, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2023. “lengthman, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, digital edition, [London]: HarperCollins, 2012.