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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

가스맨

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaseumaen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gasman/ˈɡæs.mən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"가스맨이 난방 시스템을 수리하러 왔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who works with gas systems, including installation, maintenance, and repair.

    "The gasman arrived promptly to fix the heating system."
  2. 2

    A slang term for a person involved in the illegal distribution of gas or gas-related products.

    "The police arrested the gasman for selling stolen propane tanks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'gas' (coined in the 17th century by J. B. van Helmont from the Greek 'khaos') combined with the suffix '-man'. Originally appearing in the 19th century during the widespread adoption of coal gas lighting, it referred to a worker who installed or repaired gas pipes and equipment.

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