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towerman

towerman noun: a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.

towerman: a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains
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Noun

towerman (plural towermen)

  1. (US) a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.

Forms of towerman

pluraltowermen

Origin of towerman

From tower + man.

Questions about towerman

What does towerman mean?
Towerman means a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.
What part of speech is towerman?
Towerman is a noun.
What is the plural of towerman?
The plural of towerman is towermen.

Words near towerman in the dictionary

  1. towerings
  2. towerless
  3. towerlet
  4. towerlets
  5. towerlike
  6. towerman
  7. towermen
  8. towers
  9. Towers of Babel
  10. towers of Hanoi
  11. towers of silence

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