Meaning of boilerman | Babel Free

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A person who tends the fire for a steam engine.

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“The Lancashire Tradesmen's Association organises craftsmen, semi-skilled and unskilled workmen on the surface other than the manipulators of coal, enginemen, boilermen and locomen; it also organises skilled craftsmen underground, although some craftsmen are organised by the Lancashire Area, which seeks to organise⟳ all underground workers including craftsmen.”

“When the war in Korea began he was recalled by the Navy, serving as a boilerman technician. He came to New York in 1952, joined the Actors Studio and began to get⟳ parts both onstage and in films.”

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