motorman
noun
a person who operates or drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train.
motormen
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pluralof motorman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Garth said that teenage friends of his would sometimes cajole motormen into letting them drive the streetcars into town from Glen Echo late at night.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2021
Timed signals not only indicate to motormen when they are speeding but automatically trip the brakes to stop a train that passes a red light without permission.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
She greeted the train operator — they are no longer known as motormen — in the first car before taking her place in the booth in the sixth, in the middle of the train.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2013
Worse yet, they were forced to entrust the battered cars to reckless motormen, who trundled them through the city like juggernauts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Judith reached home in time to prepare an excellent basket supper for her motormen customers.
From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Emma Speed Sampson
