brakeman
a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.
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How to use brakeman in a sentence
"I was sent here by a brakeman on the midnight express," put in Bert.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandAs he began to104 get his things together, the brakeman came in.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandThe brakeman sat down opposite Albert, encouraged by his smile.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandThe brakeman turned with a sharp look which speedily softened as he saw an earnest appeal in the little man's face.
All He Knew | John HabbertonThe brakeman and the locomotive engineer and the mechanical engineer and the sailor all have the same spirit.
The Voice of the Machines | Gerald Stanley Lee
British Dictionary definitions for brakeman
/ (ˈbreɪkmən) /
US and Canadian a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
the person at the back of a two- or four-man bobsleigh, who operates the brake
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