trainman

train·man

T0310100 (trān′mən)n. A member of the operating crew on a railroad train, especially the brakeman.

trainman

(ˈtreɪnmən) n, pl trainmen (Railways) railways US a member of the team of people operating a train

train•man

(ˈtreɪn mən)

n., pl. -men. a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usu. an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman. [1875–80]

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trainman - an employee of a railroad railroad man, railroader, railway man, railwaymanbrakeman - a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakesemployee - a worker who is hired to perform a jobsignalman - a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yardyardman - worker in a railway yardtrain dispatcher, trainmaster, yardmaster - a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard

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