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locoman

American  
[loh-koh-muhn] / ˈloʊ koʊ mən /

noun

British Informal.

plural

locomen

  1. a locomotive engine driver.

locoman British  
/ ˈləʊkəʊmən /

noun

  1. informal a railwayman, esp an engine-driver

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of locoman

First recorded in 1940–45; loco(motive) + -man

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