powderman

powderman
/pow"deuhr man', -meuhn/, n., pl. powdermen /-men', -meuhn/.
1. a person in charge of explosives, esp. in a demolition crew.
2. Slang. a safe-cracker who uses explosives to open safes.
[1660-70; POWDER1 + MAN1]

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