A person skilled in working with chains, especially in mechanical operations or chain-driven systems.
From English 'chain' + 's' + 'man' (from Old English 'mann'). A variant of 'chainman' emphasizing technical expertise rather than surveying work.
Chainsmen were the engineers of repetitive motion before computers—they understood how chain tensions, speeds, and angles could create complex mechanical choreography.
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