ˈtābəlmən noun
( plural tablemen )
Etymology: Middle English
1. obsolete : a piece used in playing backgammon
2. : one who works at or tends a table: as
a. : a worker who lays out and marks marble slabs for cutting
b. : an operator of a machine for cutting bricks or tiles from a column of moist clay
c. : one who tends the tables where ore is concentrated