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numbertakers

numbertakers is the plural of numbertaker.

Meaning of numbertaker

Noun

numbertaker (plural numbertakers)

  1. A person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded.
    • Step 2—Porter Grade 1, Goods Shunter Class 4, Shunt Horse Driver, Numbertaker, Traffic Timekeeper, etc.1942 July-August, T. F. Cameron, “How the Staff of a Railway is Recruited”, in Railway Magazine, page 205

Questions about numbertakers

What is numbertakers the plural of?
Numbertakers is the plural of numbertaker.

Words near numbertakers in the dictionary

  1. numbers station
  2. numbers stations
  3. numbers-matching
  4. numbersome
  5. numbertaker
  6. numbertakers
  7. numberwang
  8. numberwing
  9. numberwork
  10. numbery
  11. numbest

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