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
The peculiar announcement of Ralph's host was so grandiloquent, and his manner so lofty and important, that the young railroader smiled despite himself.
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
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