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switch keeper

switch keeper noun: a worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways.

Noun

switch keeper (plural switch keepers)

  1. (historical) A worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways.

Forms of switch keeper

pluralswitch keepers

Questions about switch keeper

What does switch keeper mean?
Switch keeper means a worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways.
What part of speech is switch keeper?
Switch keeper is a noun.
What is the plural of switch keeper?
The plural of switch keeper is switch keepers.

Words near switch keeper in the dictionary

  1. switch hitters
  2. switch hook
  3. switch hooks
  4. switch horn
  5. switch horns
  6. switch keeper
  7. switch keepers
  8. switch off
  9. switch on
  10. switch on the afterburners
  11. switch out

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