brakeman
a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.
Origin of brakeman
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How to use brakeman in a sentence
It is not given to brakemen, as it is to poets, to show to the world as it passes by that their ideals are beautiful.
The Voice of the Machines | Gerald Stanley LeeNearest their homes—everywhere—to train for Firemen, Brakemen; average wages $150-$200 monthly.
As the train had only recently been made up and few passengers were expected, there were only one or two brakemen waiting.
Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser"We will watch and see that he don't slide off at the next station," remarked one of the brakemen.
Frontier Boys in Frisco | Wyn RooseveltThe switchmen and the brakemen were willing and anxious to unite with the Brotherhood.
The Great Strike on the 'Q' | John A. Hall
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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