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单词 engine driver
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engine driver


engine driver

n (Railways) chiefly Brit a person who drives a railway locomotive; train driver

engineer

– engine driver1. 'engineer'

An engineer is a skilled person who uses scientific knowledge to design and construct machinery, electrical devices, or roads and bridges.

He trained as a civil engineer and worked on the M4 motorway....a brilliant young mining engineer.

An engineer is also a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices.

The telephone engineer can't come until Wednesday.

In American English, a person who drives a train is also called an engineer.

An engineer pulled his freight train into a siding.
2. 'engine driver'

In British English, a person who drives a train is called an engine driver.

Every little boy has an ambition to be an engine driver.
Thesaurus
Noun1.engine driver - the operator of a railway locomotiveengine driver - the operator of a railway locomotivelocomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engineermanipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
Translations

engine driver


  • noun

Synonyms for engine driver

noun the operator of a railway locomotive

Synonyms

  • locomotive engineer
  • railroad engineer
  • engineer

Related Words

  • manipulator
  • operator
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