SINCE 1828
potman
noun
pot·man
| \ ˈpätmən\
plural potmen
Definition of potman
1a
: a servingman employed in a public house — compare potboy
b
: a worker employed by a hotel or restaurant to wash pots and pans by hand
2
: a worker who reduces aluminum in a battery of reduction pots by an electrolytic process
3
: a chemical worker who dehydrates concentrated caustic solutions by boiling off excess water in cast-iron pots
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