ledgeman

ˈlɛdʒmən

ledgemen

Definition

Definition of ledgeman - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

occupation

TECH.

quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone

TECH.

The ledgeman carefully split the stone block.

quarryman

splitter

stonecutter

construction

TECH.

worker who stands on a ledge

TECH.

The ledgeman carefully balanced on the narrow beam.

construction worker

scaffolder

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Origin of ledgeman

English, ledge (shelf) + man (man)

Examples of ledgeman in a sentence

Each ledgeman was assigned a specific section of the quarry.
The ledgeman signaled to the crane operator for more materials.
As a ledgeman, safety harnesses were mandatory for him.

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French:tailleur de pierre, ouvrier de façade, ...
German:Steinspalter, Simskonstrukteur, ...
Italian:spaccapietre, lavoratore sul cornicione, ...
Spanish:cantero, trabajador en la cornisa, ...
Portuguese:pedreiro, operário de cornija, ...
Chinese:采石工, 悬空工人, ...
Japanese:石割り職人, 縁作業員, ...
Arabic:عامِل تَقْسِيم حِجارَة, عامِل يَقِفُ عَلَى الحَافَّةِ, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹעֵל מַחְצָבָה, עוֹבֵד שֶׁעוֹמֵד עַל זִיז, ...
Russian:каменотёс, рабочий на выступе, ...
Ukrainian:каменяр, крайовий робітник, ...
Hindi:लेड्जमैन, ...
Bengali:খনির কর্মী, লেজম্যান, ...
Catalan:pedrer, treballador de cornisa, ...
Czech:lamač kamene v lomu, dělník pracující na římse, ...
Danish:stenkløver, afsatsmand, ...
Dutch:steenhouwer, richelwerker, ...
Greek:λατόμος, εργάτης σε προεξοχή, ...
Hungarian:kőfejtőmunkás, párkányon álló munkás, ...
Khmer:កម្មករយកថ្មដែលបំបែកដុំថ្ម, កម្មករដែលឈរលើជាន់លយ, ...
Korean:채석공, 발판 작업자, ...
Persian:سنگ‌تراش, لبه‌کار, ...
Polish:kamieniarz, pracownik na gzymsie, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalhador de pedreira, operário na saliência, ...
Romanian:muncitor, muncitor de pe cornișă, ...
Swedish:stenhuggare, avsatsarbetare, ...
Thai:คนงานแยกหิน, คนงานบนขอบ, ...
Turkish:taş ustası, çıkıntı işçisi, ...
Vietnamese:người tách đá, người đứng gờ, ...

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Definition of ledgeman - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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