bridgeman

  

bridge·man

[brij-muhn]
noun, plural bridge·men.
1.
a person who works on a bridge or on the construction of bridges.
2.
a person who manages the loading and unloading of ferries at a landing dock.
Origin:
1640–50; bridge1 + -man

Usage note
See -man.
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