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shunters

shunters is the plural of shunter.

Meaning of shunter

Noun

shunter (plural shunters)

  1. (UK) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
    • Concurrent to this order, Good forged a link with Irish Railways, which resulted in the latter building five shunters with Brush equipment, marking the inception of dieselisation in the country.2021 June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, in RAIL, number 934, page 55
  2. (UK) A person who carries out shunting operations.
    • The electric locomotive is accompanied by a shunter who, in addition to his normal duties, flags the trains over the unprotected level crossings and opens the gates through which the line passes.1957 December, H. R. Stones, “The Hellingly Hospital Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 872
  3. (UK, historical) One who shunts (carries on arbitrage between London and provincial stock exchanges).

Phrases with shunters

Questions about shunters

What is shunters the plural of?
Shunters is the plural of shunter.

Words near shunters in the dictionary

  1. shunt
  2. shuntable
  3. Shuntak
  4. shunted
  5. shunter
  6. shunters
  7. shunting
  8. shunting engine
  9. shunting engines
  10. shunting neck
  11. shunting necks

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