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gripman

gripman noun: a man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop.

Noun

gripman (plural gripmen)

  1. (historical) A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop.

Forms of gripman

pluralgripmen

Origin of gripman

From grip + -man.

Questions about gripman

What does gripman mean?
Gripman means a man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop.
What part of speech is gripman?
Gripman is a noun.
What is the plural of gripman?
The plural of gripman is gripmen.

Words near gripman in the dictionary

  1. gripingly
  2. gripings
  3. griple
  4. gripless
  5. griplessness
  6. gripman
  7. gripmen
  8. gripment
  9. gripopterygid
  10. gripopterygids
  11. grippable

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