tableman

noun

ta·​ble·​man

ˈtābəlmən

plural tablemen

1

obsolete : a piece used in playing backgammon

2

: one who works at or tends a table: such as

a

: a worker who lays out and marks marble slabs for cutting

b

: an operator of a machine for cutting bricks or tiles from a column of moist clay

c

: one who tends the tables where ore is concentrated

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

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