1 tableman | Definition of tableman

tableman

noun
ta·​ble·​man | \ ˈtābəlmən\
plural tablemen

Definition of tableman

1 obsolete : a piece used in playing backgammon
2 : one who works at or tends a table: such as
a : a worker who lays out and marks marble slabs for cutting
b : an operator of a machine for cutting bricks or tiles from a column of moist clay
c : one who tends the tables where ore is concentrated

History and Etymology for tableman

Middle English

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