towerman

noun

tow·​er·​man

plural towermen

: one who attends to or works in a tower: such as

a

: one employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains

b

: one who erects and maintains electric-power transmission towers

c

: fire lookout

d

: one who fills towers with limestone to be used in preparing acid for cooking wood chips in pulp making and papermaking

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