Plural of crateman; workers who make, fill, or transport wooden crates.
From Middle English 'crate' (a wooden framework or basket) combined with 'men' (plural of man). The word 'crate' likely derives from Old Norse 'krati' meaning basket or wickerwork.
Cratemen were essential workers in 19th and 20th-century shipping and agriculture—without them, goods couldn't be safely transported across oceans or railways, which made global trade possible.
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