1. A male workman employed to blast with explosives
   "The chargeman carefully set the charges for the controlled demolition"
    
2. [Asia] (Singapore, Malaysia) a supervisor or foreman, especially at a construction site or factory
   "The chargeman instructed the workers on safety procedures"
    
3. [archaic] A person in charge of workers or operations, especially in mining or shipping
   "The chargeman supervised loading of cargo onto the vessel"

Derived forms: chargemen

Type of: adult male, blaster, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]