wireman
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wire·man
(wīr′mən)n.
1. One who works with electric wiring.
2. Slang One who taps telephone lines; a wiretapper.
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wireman
(ˈwaɪəmən)n, pl -men
(Electrical Engineering) chiefly US a person who installs and maintains electric wiring, cables, etc
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wire•man
(ˈwaɪər mən)n., pl. -men.
1. a person who installs and maintains electric wiring.
2. a professional wiretapper.
[1540–50]
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