trainman
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train·man
(trān′mən)n.
A member of the operating crew on a railroad train, especially the brakeman.
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trainman
(ˈtreɪnmən)n, pl trainmen
(Railways) railways US a member of the team of people operating a train
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train•man
(ˈtreɪn mən)n., pl. -men.
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usu. an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
[1875–80]
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Noun | 1. | trainman - an employee of a railroad brakeman - a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job signalman - a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard yardman - worker in a railway yard |
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