underviewer

English

Alternative forms

under-viewer

Etymology

From under- +‎ viewer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

underviewer (plural underviewers)

1. (mining, historical) An underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.

References

• “underviewer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.