wasteman (English, noun)
expansion: wasteman (plural wastemen or (MLE, MTE) wastemans)
Senses:
topics: business
mining
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
glosses: A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.
tags: Multicultural-London-English
derogatory
Forms:
form: wastemen
tags: plural
form: wastemans
tags: Multicultural-London-English
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plural