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trainman

trainman noun: a person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.

Noun

trainman (plural trainmen)

  1. A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
    • Fourth, if there is a shortage of motive power or of trainmen, it is generally the lower orders of freight train which have to be curtailed or cancelled altogether.1961 March, Warren Smith, “The problems of train regulation - a study of operation at Trent”, in Trains Illustrated, page 169
  2. (US) A brakeman.

Forms of trainman

pluraltrainmen

Plural of trainman: trainmen

Origin of trainman

From train + -man.

Questions about trainman

What does trainman mean?
Trainman means a person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
What part of speech is trainman?
Trainman is a noun.
What is the plural of trainman?
The plural of trainman is trainmen.

Words near trainman in the dictionary

  1. trainless
  2. trainlessness
  3. trainlike
  4. trainload
  5. trainloads
  6. trainman
  7. trainmaster
  8. trainmasters
  9. trainmate
  10. trainmates
  11. trainmen

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