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cableman

noun
ca·​ble·​man | \-lmən, -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n\
plural cablemen\ -​lmən, -​ˌmen \

Definition of cableman 

1 : a worker who installs and repairs conduit systems transmitting electric power

2 : a worker who lays out cables used in electrical prospecting for petroleum-bearing formations

3 : a worker who installs aerial and underground cables used for communication and signaling

4 : a worker who installs engine-control equipment in airplane fuselages and wings

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First Known Use of cableman

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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