wireman

noun

wire·​man ˈwī(-ə)r-mən 

1

: a maker of or worker with wire

especially : lineman sense 1

2

: wiretapper

Examples of wireman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, the 34-year-old is an electrician in Raleigh, North Carolina — a construction wireman level four, to be exact. — Sarah Jackson zachary Green, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2026

Three Metro-North employees — a wireman, a carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — were suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings. — chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020

The Metro-North workers — a wireman, carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman — have been suspended without pay pending disciplinary hearings. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2020

Hibben, 87, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his heroism while serving as a wireman and radioman in the Marine Corps. — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 28 May 2018

His actions that day saved the lives of three other wiremen and earned Maxwell, 97, a Medal of Honor, the United States' highest award for military valor during combat. — Lori Tobias, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wireman

• fireman
• firemen