railroadern.
/ˈreɪlrəʊdə/, U.S. /ˈreɪlˌroʊdər/ Chiefly U.S.
A worker employed on a railroad; (also) a person engaged in the ownership or management of a railroad (rare).
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1839 Spirit of Times 29 June 1/2 Meanwhile myriads got into the ‘groat-a-piece convenience’ to Nine Elms, where the railroaders had..provided sufficient accommodation.
1844 S. Smith Lett. (1953) II. 853 I hear that Howick's atmospheric rail road is to be vigorously opposed by the retired Linen Draper but powerful rail Roader Mr. Hudson.
1881 Lewisburg Chron. No. 1938 Experienced railroaders..soon placed them again upon the rails.
1945 Tracks June 39/1 He praised the railroaders for their achievements.
1991 C. Anderson Grain vi. 52 Prominent among [the] members of the Canadian business establishment were railroaders William Mackenzie and Donald Mann whose Canadian Northern rail line between Edmonton and Port Arthur had just been completed.
2005 S. Dallas New Mercies 121 Caroline and I had liked the idea of going down to the tracks in railroader uniforms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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