surfaceman
(ˈsɜːfəsmən)
Pl. -men.
[f. surface n. 3 b + man n.1]
A miner or other labourer who works at the surface, or in the open air; on a railway, a workman who keeps the permanent way in repair.
| 1878 (title) Songs of the Rail. By Alexander Anderson, Railway Surfaceman,..Dumfriesshire. 1900 Yorkshire Post 8 Jan. 6/6 South Yorkshire Surfacemen's Wages. |