railroader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of railroader
Example Sentences
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Wallace said he remembers all too well growing up as the son of a railroader and spending many Christmas mornings without his dad there.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Bacon said his grandfather was a railroader with the Illinois Central and that he and Fitzpatrick were pragmatists.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022
At CSX, the man in charge is Chief Executive Hunter Harrison, a veteran railroader who engineered massive turnarounds at north-of-the-border freight haulers Canadian Pacific and Canadian National.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2017
I was given this responsibility not because of any budding architectural talent, but rather because as a model railroader I had learned to construct miniature buildings.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2011
Ralph Fairbanks was a full-fledged railroader, young as he was.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
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