Trainman
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 a male employee of a railroad wordnet
- 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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