fieldman

noun

field·​man

ˈfē(ə)l(d)mən,

-ˌman,

-ˌmaa(ə)n

plural fieldmen

: one that works in the field: such as

a

: a traveling representative of a business organization (as a man who negotiates with farmers for the raising of crops under contract for a food-processing company)

b

: an investigator or advisor who works outdoors or away from the center of administration or activity (as a man who conducts educational programs for milk producers in an assigned territory)

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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