English
gearman
From gear + -man.
Formed from gear + -man
Proto-Germanic *garwijaną ‘to prepare’
Old Norse gervi ‘gear, apparel’
Middle English gere ‘equipment, gear’
English gear
Today it means
noun Someone who is responsible for the maintenance of equipment belonging to a shipping company, railroad, trucking company, or colliery.
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Etymograph / gearman