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railroader

[ reyl-roh-der ]

noun

  1. a person employed in the operation or management of a railroad.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of railroader1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; railroad + -er 1
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Example Sentences

He was an old railroader—had been a-workin' on th' Old Colony one way and another for more'n twenty years.

Such requirements take away from the special training that is to-day needed for every high-class railroader.

Good, plucky, valiant railroader that he is, he is sure to think the whole outfit in the general offices a set of arrant fools.

This schedule acts in conjunction with certain simple fundamental rules of operation, the A, B, C of every railroader.

He had, like any trained railroader, been listening to the clattering telegraph key.

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