meterman

English

Etymology

From meter +‎ -man.

Noun

meterman (plural metermen)

1. A man whose occupation is to read and adjust meters.
   • 2001, Donald Spoto, chapter 1, in Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, page 11:

     One who gave more than a second glance was a meterman for the Southern California Gas Company, named Martin Edward Mortensen, who met Gladys during the summer of 1924.