railwayman

/ (ˈreɪlˌweɪmən) /

nounplural -men

a worker on a railway, esp one other than a driver

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How to use railwayman in a sentence

A man will become a miner or a railwayman 'by patrimony,' and it will be difficult to gain admission to a union in any other way.
Outspoken Essays | William Ralph Inge
These considerations suggest that, of the two, the railwayman was a better strategist than the General.
The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914 | Edwin A. Pratt
It means about sixteen hours hard graft a-day to make not half what a railwayman makes in eight hours.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn | Miles Franklin
Luckily, the railwayman had the wit to see that this earnest-eyed passenger was speaking the truth.
Number Seventeen | Louis Tracy

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