ˈlevə(r)mən, ˈlēv- noun
( plural levermen )
: a man who operates levers or controls: as
a. : towerman
a leverman on duty in the switch tower nearby was suspended soon after the accident — New York Times
b. : a sawmill deckman
c. : a sawmill worker who controls the mechanism that transfers lumber from one set of conveyor rolls to another or from rolls to platform — called also rollerman
d. : an operator of a donkey engine for moving logs
e. : a member of a forging crew who handles billets during forging