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/pow"deuhr man', -meuhn/, n., pl. powdermen /-men', -meuhn/.1. a person in charge of explosives, esp. in a demolition crew.2. Slang. a safe-cracker who uses explosives to open safes.[1660-70; POWDER1 + MAN1]
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