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noun
A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
A brakeman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
an employee of a railroad
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: railroader, railroad man, railwayman, railway man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: employee
Narrower terms: brakeman, signalman, yardman, yardmaster, trainmaster, train dispatcher
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhregh-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trainman From train + -man.
