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locomotiveman

locomotiveman noun: a driver of a locomotive.

Noun

locomotiveman (plural locomotivemen)

  1. A driver of a locomotive.
    • The rule in question debars any member of the Society, who is also a member of any other trade organisation, catering for railway locomotivemen, from occupying any salaried position, serving as a delegate, or occupying any other position in the Society.1921, John R. Raynes, chapter 20, in Engines and Men, page 230
    Synonyms:
    engineer, locoman

Synonyms of locomotiveman

Forms of locomotiveman

plurallocomotivemen

Origin of locomotiveman

From locomotive + -man.

Questions about locomotiveman

What does locomotiveman mean?
Locomotiveman means a driver of a locomotive.
What part of speech is locomotiveman?
Locomotiveman is a noun.
What is the plural of locomotiveman?
The plural of locomotiveman is locomotivemen.

Words near locomotiveman in the dictionary

  1. locomotive engineer
  2. locomotive engineers
  3. locomotive shed
  4. locomotive sheds
  5. locomotive syndrome
  6. locomotiveman
  7. locomotivemen
  8. locomotiveness
  9. locomotives
  10. locomotivity
  11. locomotor

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