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wire⋅man

  [wahyuhr-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring.
2. Slang. a professional wiretapper.
Origin:
1540–50; wire + -man
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wire·man   (wīr'mən)   
n.  

  1. One who works with electric wiring.

  2. Slang One who taps telephone lines; a wiretapper.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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