shaftsman Mining.
(ˈʃɑːftsmən, -æ-)
[f. shaft n.3 + man n.1 after craftsman, etc. Cf. shaftman, shaft n.3 4 b.]
A man employed in sinking shafts.
| 1881 Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 84 Coal Miner..Shaftsman. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Mar. 7/3 Walking from eight to ten miles a day before and after his underground work (much of it as a shaftsman). |