derrickman

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Synonyms: derrickson

Antonyms: derrickson

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Noun

1. A member of an [[oil]] [[drilling]] [[rig]] who works on a [[derrick]] suspended above the rig floor, [[manhandling]] the [[drillpipe]].

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