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second man

second man is the alternative form of secondman.

Meaning of secondman

Noun

secondman (plural secondmen)

  1. (UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive.
    • The secondman looks back from 'Slim Jim' Class 33 No. 33211 as it trundles through Gravesend station with a permanent way train in 1977. The first wagon's sides are literally bulging at the seams with ballast spoil.2018, Andy Gibbs, The Southern Region in the 1970s and 1980s, Amberley Publishing →ISBN, page 12, photo caption

Forms of second man

pluralsecond men

Questions about second man

What is second man the alternative form of?
Second man is the alternative form of secondman.

Words near second man in the dictionary

  1. second lieutenants
  2. Second Lifer
  3. Second Lifers
  4. second line
  5. second lines
  6. second man
  7. Second Mesa
  8. second messenger
  9. second messengers
  10. Second Mexican Empire
  11. second moment of area

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