brakeman
noun
a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.
brakemen
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pluralof brakeman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He is considered one of Great Britain's best bobsleigh brakemen, having won 15 World Cup medals - including three golds - as part of the two-man and four-man teams.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
“To continue to fight for greater and greater participation among women and get those brakemen get more medal opportunities too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
The technology would end the days of brakemen running on top of train cars to individually apply the brakes, a system that often required miles for a train to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2018
Adigun, 31, soon convinced fellow former runners Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga to join the team as brakemen.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2018
The brakemen had a trick of looking round the cars before they made a start.
From The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss
