brakesman
/ (ˈbreɪksmən) /
a pithead winch operator
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How to use brakesman in a sentence
At the foot of the great mound of shot rubbish was the fixed engine of which George Stephenson acted as brakesman.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesOf course, as he was only a brakesman, his opinion was considered to be worth very little on such a point.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesWhether working as a brakesman or an engineer, his mind was always full of the work in hand.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesThat was the road she took, before my eyes, under the most comfortable conditions, in an electric trolley driven by a brakesman.
The Woman of Mystery | Maurice LeblancTo this place Stephenson first came as a brakesman about the end of 1804.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson | Samuel Smiles
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