railman
railman noun: a man who works on a railway.
Noun
railman (plural railmen)
- A man who works on a railway.
- "The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'.
"He then said 'but you don't live here anymore'.2022 September 7, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 965, page 71 - There was also a belief that they had been taken advantage of - "kicked from pillar to post, the bottom dogs in the labour market because of the inherent love of railmen for their jobs", according to one NUR member.2023 March 22, Mike Esbester, “Staff, the public and industry will suffer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 38
- Synonyms:
- railwayman
- "The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'.
Synonyms of railman
Forms of railman
| plural | railmen |
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Origin of railman
From rail + -man.
Questions about railman
- What does railman mean?
- Railman means a man who works on a railway.
- What part of speech is railman?
- Railman is a noun.
- What is the plural of railman?
- The plural of railman is railmen.
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