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Keyman vs Keymen - What's the difference?

keyman | keymen |

As nouns the difference between keyman and keymen

is that keyman is a telegraph operator while keymen is plural of keyman.

keyman

English

Noun

(keymen)
  • (dated) A telegraph operator.
  • * 1932 , Time (volume 19, part 2)
    • Conscious of their importance, the 324 labor delegates marched bravely in and elected by acclaim as their president a onetime Ontario telegraph keyman , Senator Gideon Decker Robertson
  • An employee of vital importance to a business.
  • * 1957 , Pearce Shepherd, Andrew C. Webster, Selection of risks
    • A corporation may feel the need for life insurance on one of its keymen under a variety of circumstances.
  • * 2000 , Harvey C. Krentzman, The essentials of business management for profit (page 123)
    • As the keymen learn how to handle confidential company information, the owner-manager can disclose more to them. In most very small firms, the keymen will be "working" bosses.

    keymen

    English

    Noun

    (head)