Phrase guide

engine driver

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The person who drives the engine of a train.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engineer, railroad engineer, locomotive engineer, train driver, train operator

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the operator of a railway locomotive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: operator, manipulator

Narrower terms: Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: машыні́ст (mašyníst) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Bulgarian: машини́ст (mašiníst) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Chinese Mandarin: 列車駕駛 /列车驾驶 (lièchē jiàshǐ) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火車司機 /火车司机 (huǒchē sījī) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Czech: strojvůdce — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Danish: lokomotivfører — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Danish: togfører — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Dutch: machinist — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Finnish: veturinkuljettaja — person who drives the engine of a train
  • French: machiniste — person who drives the engine of a train
  • German: Lokomotivführer — person who drives the engine of a train
  • German: Triebfahrzeugführer — person who drives the engine of a train
  • German: Lokführer — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Greek: αμαξάς (amaxás) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Hungarian: mozdonyvezető — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Hungarian: masiniszta — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Ingrian: mašinista — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Interlingua: machinista — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Japanese: 機関士 (kikansh) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Korean: 기관사 (gigwansa) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Macedonian: машиново́зач (mašinovózač) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lokomotivfører — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Norwegian Bokmål: togfører — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Polish: maszynista — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Polish: maszynistka — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Portuguese: maquinista — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Russian: машини́ст (mašiníst) — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Slovak: rušňovodič — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Slovak: strojvodič — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Slovak: strojvodca — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Slovak: rušňovodička — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Slovak: mašinista — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Upper Sorbian: lokomotiwnik — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Swedish: lokförare — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Swedish: tågförare — person who drives the engine of a train
  • Ukrainian: машині́ст (mašyníst) — person who drives the engine of a train