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gripman

[ grip-muh n ]

/ ˈgrɪp mən /

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noun, plural grip·men.

a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.

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Origin of gripman

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; grip + -man

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for gripman

From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens.
Last Words|Stephen Crane
A cable-car, with clanging bell, was bearing down upon it with a speed which the gripman seemed powerless to check.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
They heard the kindly tones of the gripman talking to his children.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
A little girl came out with a tin pail, the gripman's dinner.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read

"You'd better hang on; the gripman is mad tonight," Mary explained.
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly|Hamlin Garland