brush·man
| \ -mən \
plural brushmen
Definition of brushman
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: one who uses a brush especially as a vocation: such as
a
: a worker who assists in cleaning the outside of a building by brushing a previously scoured surface with a chemical cleaner
b
: one who applies coats of finish with a brush
c
: a worker who roughens new concrete pavement with a stiff brush
— called also broom man
2
: a painter especially skilled in brushwork
brushman
noun (2)
\ " \
plural brushmen
Definition of brushman (Entry 2 of 2)
: one who cuts and burns brush
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“Brushman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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