Trainman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.

    "Fourth, if there is a shortage of motive power or of trainmen, it is generally the lower orders of freight train which have to be curtailed or cancelled altogether."

  2. 2
    a male employee of a railroad wordnet
  3. 3
    A brakeman. US

Example

More examples

"Fourth, if there is a shortage of motive power or of trainmen, it is generally the lower orders of freight train which have to be curtailed or cancelled altogether."

Etymology

From train + -man.

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