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railmen

railmen is the plural of railman.

Meaning of railman

Noun

railman (plural railmen)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    railwayman

Questions about railmen

What is railmen the plural of?
Railmen is the plural of railman.

Words near railmen in the dictionary

  1. railline
  2. raillines
  3. railly
  4. raillying
  5. railman
  6. railmen
  7. railmotor
  8. railmotors
  9. railroad
  10. railroad car
  11. railroad cars

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