bug-man

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English

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Etymology

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bug +‎ -man

Noun

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bug-man (plural bug-men)

  1. (petroleum industry, slang, US, dated) A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.
    • March 1932, Popular Mechanics, p. 370:
      "Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscope
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