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brakeman

[breyk-muh n]

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noun, plural brake·men.

a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.

brake¹(def 4).

Origin of brakeman

First recorded in 1825–35; brake¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for brakeman

Historical Examples of brakeman

By and by the brakeman shouted to the signalman in the gray silence of the morning.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
At this moment entered a brakeman with a can of condensed milk.
Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic
Olive Thorne Miller
For ten minutes Brakeman Joe lies insensible and motionless, just as he fell.
Cab and Caboose
Kirk Munroe
He felt satisfied that they had, in some way, disposed of Brakeman Joe.
Cab and Caboose
Kirk Munroe
In spite of his bewilderment, however, his years of training as a brakeman were not forgotten.
Cab and Caboose
Kirk Munroe

British Dictionary definitions for brakeman

brakeman

noun plural -men

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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