(a) a person who drives a fire engine (now U.S.); (b) a person who drives a locomotive, a train driver (now chiefly with reference to steam…
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释义 | society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > train-staff > engine-driver (15) engine driver1809 (a) a person who drives a fire engine (now U.S.); (b) a person who drives a locomotive, a train driver (now chiefly with reference to steam… engineer1816 The operator of a locomotive engine; a train driver. In later use chiefly U.S. engineman1835 The operator of a locomotive engine; a train driver. Cf. engineer, n. 6c. locomotive engineer1840 (a) North American a train driver. (b) an engineer who builds and maintains locomotives; (in plural also) an engineering company that builds… runner1848 A person who runs a machine, vehicle, etc.; (sometimes) spec. a train driver. locomotive driver1852 locomotive runner1860 a train driver, a locomotive engineer; also in extended use. locoman1894 A member of the crew of a locomotive; spec. an engine driver. hogger1904 U.S. Railways slang. A locomotive engineer. Cf. hog, n.1 15a. hoghead1905 the driver or engineer of a locomotive; = hogger, n.1 2 (cf. 15a). Subcategories:— specific type (4) — assistant (1) |
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