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Brakeman

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. US
  2. 2
    a male railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes wordnet
  3. 3
    A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine. historical
  4. 4
    A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.

Etymology

From brake + -man.

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