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enginemen

enginemen is the plural of engineman.

Meaning of engineman

Noun

engineman (plural enginemen)

  1. (dated) A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.
    • The engineman having only to turn two cocks, so as to connect the steam with the one or the other vessel."1879, John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects
    1. (dated) A locomotive engineer; (sometimes) any footplateman.
      • As an aid to this end, and that the railroad companies may derive the highest efficiency from the man employed as a locomotive engineman, a code of questions is given him, and it is expected that the preparation necessary to correctly answer the questions will indicate how well he has progressed.1911, anonymous author, The Traveling Engineers' Association
    2. (dated) A navy sailor who operates, manages, and maintains engines and various other shipboard equipment (such as one with the United States Navy EN occupational rating).

Questions about enginemen

What is enginemen the plural of?
Enginemen is the plural of engineman.

Words near enginemen in the dictionary

  1. enginehouses
  2. engineless
  3. enginelike
  4. engineman
  5. enginemanship
  6. enginemen
  7. enginer
  8. enginerd
  9. enginerds
  10. engineries
  11. engineroom

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