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tillerman

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Tillerman (noun) means someone who directs the back wheels of a fire engine known as a tiller truck, or operates its ladder.

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Someone who directs the back wheels of a fire engine known as a tiller truck, or operates its ladder.

"The driver in the back is called the tillerman. The tillerman steers the rear wheels, allowing the truck to turn onto narrow streets and alleys." — Justin T. Mayhue, Hagerstown Firefighting Through the Years (2005)

"That function was reserved for the tillerman (the man that sits at the top steering position at the rear of the aerial ladder)." — Tom Zambrano, Warriors of Fire (2003)

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