Footplateman
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman. UK
"The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise."
Example
More examples"The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise."
Etymology
From footplate + -man.
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