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footplatemen

footplatemen is the plural 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

Questions about footplatemen

What is footplatemen the plural of?
Footplatemen is the plural of footplateman.

Words near footplatemen in the dictionary

  1. footpieces
  2. footplate
  3. footplate man
  4. footplate men
  5. footplateman
  6. footplatemen
  7. footplates
  8. footplating
  9. footplay
  10. footplough
  11. footploughs

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