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Engineman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine. dated

    "The engineman having only to turn two cocks, so as to connect the steam with the one or the other vessel.""

  2. 2
    A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.; A locomotive engineer; (sometimes) any footplateman. dated

    "As an aid to this end, and that the railroad companies may derive the highest efficiency from the man employed as a locomotive engineman, a code of questions is given him, and it is expected that the preparation necessary to correctly answer the questions will indicate how well he has progressed."

  3. 3
    A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.; A navy sailor who operates, manages, and maintains engines and various other shipboard equipment (such as one with the United States Navy EN occupational rating). dated

Etymology

From engine + -man.

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