trainman
nounEtymology From train + -man.
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Rail transport, Railways, Transport 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.1961 March, Warren Smith, “The problems of train regulation - a study of operation at Trent”, in Trains Illustrated, page 169:
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US A brakeman.
- Related terms
- trainwoman