motorman
a person who operates or drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train.
a person who operates a motor.
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How to use motorman in a sentence
They proved themselves competent for conductors, but they found the work of motorman too strenuous.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianBut we're busy with the instruments; leave the motorman alone!
Islands of Space | John W CampbellOccasionally the motorman looked back, inquisitive to know what the matter was but too far away to hear.
The Rosie World | Parker FillmoreThe motorman turned his red, weather-beaten face to them from the doorway where he stood, pulling on his clumsy gloves.
The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy CanfieldThe passengers streamed out and gathered around the motorman who was peering under the car.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for motorman
/ (ˈməʊtəmən) /
the driver of an electric train
the operator of a motor
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