wasteman
Meanings
noun
- A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support the roof in the waste.
- A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From waste + -man.
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