English Explanatory Dictionary

keyman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A telegraph operator.
  2. A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer.
  3. An employee of vital importance to a business.

Word forms

keyman keymen

Etymology

From key + man.

Derived words

keyman insurance
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