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Meaning of "boilerman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOILERMAN

boilerman  [ˈbɔɪləmæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOILERMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boilerman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOILERMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boilerman

Fireman (steam engine)

Fireman or stoker is the job title for someone whose job is to tend the fire for the running of a steam engine. On steam locomotives the term fireman is usually used, while on steamships and stationary steam engines, such as those driving saw mills, the term is usually stoker. The German word Heizer is equivalent. Much of the job is hard physical labor, such as shoveling fuel, typically coal, into the engine's firebox.

Definition of boilerman in the English dictionary

The definition of boilerman in the dictionary is a man who looks after boilers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOILERMAN


anchorman
ˈæŋkəmæn
birdman
ˈbɜːdˌmæn
businessman
ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn
cameraman
ˈkæmərəˌmæn
caveman
ˈkeɪvˌmæn
counterman
ˈkaʊntəmæn
deadman
ˈdɛdˌmæn
freedman
ˈfriːdˌmæn
handyman
ˈhændɪˌmæn
iceman
ˈaɪsmæn
ironman
ˈaɪənˌmæn
mailman
ˈmeɪlˌmæn
man
mæn
sagaman
ˈsɑːɡəmæn
sandman
ˈsændˌmæn
snowman
ˈsnəʊˌmæn
spiderman
ˈspaɪdəˌmæn
strongman
ˈstrɒŋˌmæn
superman
ˈsuːpəˌmæn
trenchermen
ˈtrentʃəmæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOILERMAN

boiled
boiled egg
boiled potatoes
boiled shirt
boiled sweet
boiler
boiler house
boiler room
boiler suit
boilermaker
boilermaking
boilermen
boilerplate
boilery
boiling
boiling point
boiling-water reactor
boilingly
boilover

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOILERMAN

alderman
chairman
Doberman
fisherman
german
hammerman
Kerman
letterman
Low German
merman
Middle Low German
newspaperman
oysterman
riverman
Sherman
Swiss-German
wasserman
waterman
weatherman
West German
Zuckerman

Synonyms and antonyms of boilerman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boilerman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOILERMAN

Find out the translation of boilerman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boilerman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boilerman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锅炉操作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boilerman
570 millions of speakers

English

boilerman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boilerman
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

boilerman
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

boilerman
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caldeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

boilerman
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fèvre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boilerman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heizer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

boilerman
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boilerman
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boilerman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boilerman
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

boilerman
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोइलमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boilerman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boilerman
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boilerman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

boilerman
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boilerman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boilerman
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boilerman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boilerman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boilerman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boilerman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOILERMAN»

The term «boilerman» is normally little used and occupies the 134.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOILERMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boilerman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boilerman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boilerman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOILERMAN»

Discover the use of boilerman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boilerman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations
BTB Basic Test Battery Bomb Thermal Battery BTC Chief Boilerman Technician BTCM Master Chief Boilerman Technician BTCS Senior Chief Boilerman Technician BTDCPF Bathythermograph Data Collecting and Processing Facility BTDPAF ...
Deborah W. Cutler, Thomas J. Cutler, 2005
2
More Tales of a Low-Rent Birder
It was awesome. boilerman: Oh, wait a minute, wait just a minute, I've got an interesting bird here. This one looks pretty good to me. rubberband (panning frantically): What? Where? boilerman (pensive, distracted): On the right side of the back, ...
Pete Dunne, 1994
3
The Development of a Task Inventory for Training Purposes ...
Research indicates that technical ratings, such as the Boilerman (BT) rating, can be defined in terms of a task inventory.
Edward H. MacAlister, Richard E McCutcheon (Jr), NAVAL PERSONNEL AND TRAINING RESEARCH LAB SAN DIEGO CALIF., 1971
4
In the Middle of the Middle West: Literary Nonfiction from ...
Boilermen. RICHARD NEWMAN He is the grimy caryatid upon whose shoulders nearly everything that is not grimy is supported. — George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier The Boilerman will never elbow his way to the same mythical status as ...
Becky Bradway, 2003
5
The Art of Decision Making: Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of ...
Boilerman. Decisions are usually a means to an end. What can happen, however , is that the pursuit of an objective becomes an end in itself with deleterious consequences. A local government department decided to close the building over the ...
Helga Drummond, 2002
6
Evidence and Proceedings ..
British Guiana. Commission of Enquiry into the Treatment of Immigrants, William Edward Frere (chairman.) boiler, had struck him. Partaub said the head boilerman had^O^-i'ttW. struck him. The magistrate told them he would give them free ...
British Guiana. Commission of Enquiry into the Treatment of Immigrants, William Edward Frere (chairman.), 1870
7
Time's Arrow
“No,” the lepidopterist laughed, “I think that was the boilerman.” “That was the boilerman? So what happened to the driver?” “He got off at the last stop.” “There wasn't a last stop.” “There was for him.” “You're nothing but a common murderer,  ...
Jonathan Green, 2012
8
Queen Victoria's Ball (a steampunk short story):
myriad mechanical and biological conveyances on the street. Then, there! A patterned Boilerman, a head taller than the surrounding crowd, weaved in short zig zags, tracing a random path through the mass of people and vehicles. Henry dove ...
J.P. Medved, 2014
9
Not Exactly Ghosts and Fires Burn Blue
drawing, which had been imperfectly erased and could without great difficulty be read as follows: Who toils for us is our toilerman And his lad our toiler hoy; If he boil not who is boilerman Hie to our boiler boy: So, hey, sing hey, for our ...
Andrew Caldecott, 2007
10
Colonial Emigration Proceedings
Paraag said he was a boilerman, and the building overseer had beaten him; that Mr. Abel had pulled him off the copper-wall, and a coolie named Sundersingh had struck him. Pertaub said that Sundersingh, who was the head boilerman, had  ...
Leela Gujadhur Sarup, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOILERMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boilerman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gillibrand, Gibson Push for Agent Orange Legislation
ALBANY, N.Y. – 38 years after Joe Drabick arrived in Vietnam as a boilerman on a U.S. Navy ship, the Hudson native says he's one of ... «TWC News, Jul 15»
2
Florida Widow Lost Husband to Mesothelioma, Wins Ruling from …
According to Court documents, Roy Shepard, who moved to Florida in 1977, served in the United States Navy as a boilerman for over 13 years. «Benzinga, Jun 15»
3
Concerts: Indie, jazz, glow and rock festivals explode over Ottawa
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Boilerman, Finderskeepers, Dead Weights and After Party with DJs., 7:30 p.m., Mugshots, 75 Nicholas St. Tickets: ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
4
Fgotus: the latest presidential acronym you need to get your head …
Marian and her boilerman husband Fraser lived in a far from affluent part of Chicago, but got both their children to Princeton. She was a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Hodgson: Clyne can't demand England place
... who win everything , ie Liverpool or Tottenham, sit on the bench for most of the time , then bingo guaranteed an England place. boilerman. «Basingstoke Gazette, Jun 15»
6
Burnham beauty queen hosts charity ball
Emily said: “I would like to thank 'Rob, the Boilerman,' PTS solutions, Batch Country House Farm and Wall Eden Farm as the main sponsors of ... «This is The West Country, May 15»
7
Column: Local Vietnam veteran gets a well-deserved lift
It's been a rough few months for the 68-year-old second-class boilerman who served three tours aboard the U.S.S. Arnold J. Isbell. Forty six ... «Riverhead News Review, May 15»
8
Ball near Burnham-On-Sea raises over £4000 for two good causes
Other local businesses supporting the causes by donating raffle and auction prizes included 'Rob the Boilerman,' PTS solutions, Batch Country ... «Burnham-On-Sea, May 15»
9
Letters build friendship between Holy Name sixth-grader, veteran
He was a Petty Officer First Class boilerman, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. It took him a few years to adjust to military life, but he ... «Evansville Courier & Press, May 15»
10
Cocktail trends: Germany
Hamburg's Andrej Busch, bar manager of Boilerman bar, for example, has been posting images of Hawaiian Kona Longboard Island Lager and ... «Drinks International, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Boilerman [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boilerman>. Apr 2024 ».
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