Ledgeman (Noun)
Meaning
A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ledgeman carefully examined the rock face to determine the best place to make the first cut.
- As a ledgeman, he spent most of his day operating the quarry's hydraulic splitter.
- The quarry's most experienced ledgeman was tasked with extracting a massive block of granite for a high-profile construction project.
- After years of working as a laborer, Jack was promoted to ledgeman and given the responsibility of overseeing the quarry's stone extraction process.
- The ledgeman's skilled hands moved deftly as he used the quarry's specialized equipment to separate a large block of limestone from the surrounding rock.