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draegerman

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drae⋅ger⋅man

[drey-ger-muhn]
–noun, plural -men. Mining.
a miner, usually a member of a special crew, trained in underground rescue work and other emergency procedures.

Origin:
1915–20; after Alexander B. Dräger (d. 1928), German scientist and inventor of rescue equipment; see man 1
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