glowboy
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Meaning · English
A (male) nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
In nuclear plants, robots toil for hours at a time in highly radioactive areas in place of hundreds of employees, called jumpers or glowboys, who worked in short relays so as to minimize their exposure.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “glowboy” mean?
A (male) nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
Is “glowboy” formal or informal?
glowboy is generally slang.