motorman
motorman noun: a man who controls a motor.
Noun
motorman (plural motormen)
- A man who controls a motor.
- A person who operates a motor vehicle.
- I woke up with a motorman's glove in my mouth, drank two cups of coffie and went through the morning papers.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 43
- A train driver.
- Near-synonym: engineer
- Synonyms:
- engineer
- An electric train or tram driver.
- Near-synonym: engineer
- Four years later, on May 27, 1898, he was promoted to fireman, and worked on all types of freight trains until November 27, 1911, when he was transferred to Heaton and became a motorman on the Tyneside electric services. After a spell of just over eight years as a motorman, he returned to Gateshead...1943 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: VII—Driver Matthew Morton, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 220
Synonyms of motorman
Forms of motorman
| plural | motormen |
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Origin of motorman
From motor + -man.
Words formed from motorman
Questions about motorman
- What does motorman mean?
- Motorman means a man who controls a motor.
- What part of speech is motorman?
- Motorman is a noun.
- What is the plural of motorman?
- The plural of motorman is motormen.
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