torchman

Definitions

noun Someone who carries a torch.
noun slang A cutting-torch wielder, a possible member of a safe-cracking team.
noun slang An arsonist who specifically ignites fires.
noun forestry A member of a firefighting team who ignites back fires.

torch +‎ man

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I had fumbled my way down to "step four: start impeller" when I was pushed aside by Ace Wenzel the torchman who was the regular pilot.

Time For The Stars Heinlein, Robert A. 1956
At his direction, the torchman sliced a thin slot up the face of the crystal.

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952
Koa took the other, leaving the torchman with only his torch.

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952
The torchman finished fitting the plutonium and carried the block to the tube opening.

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952
Kemp, the expert torchman, said, "Sir, I can burn you a tube into the asteroid."

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952
Kemp, the expert torchman, said, "Sir, I can burn you a tube into the asteroid."

Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
At his direction, the torchman sliced a thin slot up the face of the crystal.

Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
While a torchman passed so near me that I fancied I was seen;

Stories in Verse Henry Abbey
The torchman finished fitting the plutonium and carried the block to the tube opening.

Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
Koa took the other, leaving the torchman with only his torch.

Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage