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boom-man 
n. a man who works on or with booms of logs.
See also: boom ((1)) ((n.)) boomcat cat walker
- 1908 The work for a practiced boom-man, was now to take a long, light pole, and jumping upon a floating log, to stand upon the log and pole it into the boomstick enclosure.
- 1932 The whole crew is to get 57 1/2 cents per thousand, this is to be divided among all the workers in the mill from the boomman to loading shingles on kiln trucks. . . .
- 1966 [Caption] THE BIG PUSH of boom men starts logs on way to mill. . . .
- 1908 The work for a practiced boom-man, was now to take a long, light pole, and jumping upon a floating log, to stand upon the log and pole it into the boomstick enclosure.