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footplate man

footplate man is the alternative spelling of footplateman.

Meaning of footplateman

Noun

footplateman (plural footplatemen)

  1. (UK) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman.
    • The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise.1964 May, “News and Comment: Breakaway footplate union”, in Modern Railways, page 293

Forms of footplate man

pluralfootplate men

Questions about footplate man

What is footplate man the alternative spelling of?
Footplate man is the alternative spelling of footplateman.

Words near footplate man in the dictionary

  1. footpeg
  2. footpegs
  3. footpiece
  4. footpieces
  5. footplate
  6. footplate man
  7. footplate men
  8. footplateman
  9. footplatemen
  10. footplates
  11. footplating

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