Etymograph

English

pumpman

From pump + -man.

Formed from pump + -man

Middle English pumpe

English pump

Today it means

noun A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pumpman”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / pumpman