LEASEMAN Definition & Meaning

leaseman

[ lees-muhn ]

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noun

plural leasemen.

a person who leases lease land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of leaseman¹

lease ¹ + man

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He served a three-year apprenticeship in the oil business as salesman, scout and leaseman, left the oilfields to return to his first love, cattle raising.

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