motorman

[ moh-ter-muhn ]

/ ˈmoʊ tər mən /

noun, plural mo·tor·men.

a person who operates or drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train.

a person who operates a motor.

Origin of motorman

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; motor + -man

usage note for motorman

See -man.

Words nearby motorman

motor image, motoring, motorist, motorize, motor lorry, motorman, motor-minded, motor-mouth, motor nerve, motor neuron, motor neuron disease

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Example sentences from the Web for motorman

He was a desperate character, and drew a razor, with which he frightened everybody off the car, including the motorman.
Notes of an Itinerant Policeman|Josiah Flynt
But the boy was able to look after himself now, for the vehicle was almost at a standstill, and the motorman had it under control.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars|Lester Chadwick
He was a motorman on the suburban line, it seemed, and had known Fifi very well.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
When he got on the bus, did he say anything to the motorman?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

This is as true for the ship officer as it was for the motorman of the electric car.
Psychology and Industrial Efficiency|Hugo Mnsterberg

British Dictionary definitions for motorman

motorman

/ (ˈməʊtəmən) /

noun plural -men

the driver of an electric train

the operator of a motor

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单词	motorman
释义	motorman [ moh-ter-muhn ] / ˈmoʊ tər mən / noun, plural mo·tor·men. a person who operates or drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train. a person who operates a motor. Origin of motorman An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; motor + -man usage note for motorman See -man. Words nearby motorman motor image, motoring, motorist, motorize, motor lorry, motorman, motor-minded, motor-mouth, motor nerve, motor neuron, motor neuron disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for motorman He was a desperate character, and drew a razor, with which he frightened everybody off the car, including the motorman. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman\|Josiah Flynt But the boy was able to look after himself now, for the vehicle was almost at a standstill, and the motorman had it under control. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars\|Lester Chadwick He was a motorman on the suburban line, it seemed, and had known Fifi very well. Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison When he got on the bus, did he say anything to the motorman? Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy This is as true for the ship officer as it was for the motorman of the electric car. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency\|Hugo Mnsterberg British Dictionary definitions for motorman motorman / (ˈməʊtəmən) / noun plural -men the driver of an electric train the operator of a motor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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