Definitions
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- noun   A person who tends the fire for a steam engine 
Etymologies
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boiler + man
			
		
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Examples
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								A boilerman would later find one bullet dug into an interior bulkhead. The Attack on the Liberty James Scott 2009 
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								He survived the depression and supported his family as a water department boilerman. 
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								He survived the depression and supported his family as a water department boilerman. 
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								He survived the depression and supported his family as a water department boilerman. 
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								Lucas served as a boilerman for the Navy for 20 years, from 1943 to 1963. 
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								Mr. Huffman was a 24-year-old boilerman serving in the U.S. 
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								- he was a boilerman and he was surrounded by asbestos. 
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