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engineman

[ en-juh n-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈɛn dʒənˌmæn, -mən /

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noun, plural en·gine·men [en-juh n-men, -muh n] /ˈɛn dʒənˌmɛn, -mən/.

a person who operates or helps to operate an engine or locomotive.

Words nearby engineman

engineer, engineer officer, engineer's chain, engineering, engineering geology, engineman, enginery, engird, engirdle, englacial, england

Origin of engineman

First recorded in 1715–25; engine + man¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for engineman

Two years later they are examined again, the fireman for engineman, and the brakeman for conductor.
Wage Earning and Education|R. R. Lutz
After the valves were in gear and the engine in motion, two levers on the engineman's side moved back and forth continuously.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891|Various
Now, there was no excuse for the engineman and conductor not complying with the order.
Railroad Accidents|R. C. Richards
Engineman and fireman left engine and went into factory to get a drink; the engine with car ran away and knocked building down.
Railroad Accidents|R. C. Richards

Filled with alarm, he ran toward the bridge expecting that the worst had happened to the engineman and fireman.
The Mountain Divide|Frank H. Spearman

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