engineman

A pumping-engine was erected there by Robert Hawthorn, now the Duke's engineer at Walbottle ;and old Stephenson went to work it as fireman, his son George acting as the engineman or plugman.

罗伯特·霍桑当时在瓦堡特尔已被公爵提升为工程师，他在纽布恩煤矿搭建了泵，老罗伯特·斯蒂芬森担任炉，他的儿子乔治当了一名械师或电源操作工。