gripman

[ grip-muhn ]

/ ˈgrɪp mən /

a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.

Origin of gripman

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; grip + -man

griot, grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy

From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens.
Last Words|Stephen Crane
A cable-car, with clanging bell, was bearing down upon it with a speed which the gripman seemed powerless to check.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
They heard the kindly tones of the gripman talking to his children.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
A little girl came out with a tin pail, the gripman's dinner.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read

"You'd better hang on; the gripman is mad tonight," Mary explained.
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly|Hamlin Garland

单词	gripman
释义	gripman [ grip-muhn ] / ˈgrɪp mən / noun, plural grip·men. a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car. Origin of gripman An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; grip + -man Words nearby gripman griot, grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gripman From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens. Last Words\|Stephen Crane A cable-car, with clanging bell, was bearing down upon it with a speed which the gripman seemed powerless to check. Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love\|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton They heard the kindly tones of the gripman talking to his children. A Yankee from the West\|Opie Read A little girl came out with a tin pail, the gripman's dinner. A Yankee from the West\|Opie Read "You'd better hang on; the gripman is mad tonight," Mary explained. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly\|Hamlin Garland
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