gripman
noun
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
gripmen
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pluralof gripman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Next in importance to the traveling public come the human beings that work on the street railroad—the conductors, motormen, gatemen, gripmen, engineers, etc.
From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Arthur Brisbane
