Wort des Tages
9 September 2026
putter
One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.
Warum dieses Wort
The worker who pushes wagons in a coal mine. An occupational name from a time when nearly every underground job had one.
In use
Me grandad started as a putter at fourteen, shoving tubs along the gate before he ever swung a pick.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.Quellen
- DefinitionsquelleWiktionary
- Zusätzliche QuelleGlossary of coal mining terminologyWikipedia