Usually means: Assistant in surveying, measures distances.
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  1. chainman: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. chainman: Collins English Dictionary
  3. chainman: Wordnik
  4. chainman: Wiktionary
  5. chainman: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. chainman: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. chainman: Dictionary.com
  8. Chainman: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. chainman: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. chainman: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Chainman: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surveying) One who uses a chain or measuring tape.

Similar:
stretcherman, chainmaker, chainsmith, questman, levelman, land surveyor, measurer, chokerman, chain-smoker, scaleman, more...

Opposite:
unchain, unchained, unfettered, unshackled, unbound

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Similar:
stretcherman, chainmaker, chainsmith, questman, levelman, land surveyor, measurer, chokerman, chain-smoker, scaleman, more...

Opposite:
unchain, unchained, unfettered, unshackled, unbound



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