switchman
Americannoun
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a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
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a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal.
noun
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Origin of switchman
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Hult, who worked as a railroad company switchman for three decades after his military service, has plenty of company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
His father was a switchman for the Canadian National Railway, and his mother was a nurse who encouraged his interest in acting, beginning with an appearance on a CBC radio play when he was 8.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2018
“My grandfather worked on the railroad as a switchman, and there are quite a few articles about him in the newspapers.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
According to birth and voter records, his father, Ova Childers, was a railroad switchman.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2014
The crowd parted, a switchman came into view.
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
The conductors, engineers and switchmen running the trains are not part of the supply-chain problem.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Even though I probably knew more than most switchmen.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2011
But what really bothers Joe is that switchmen haven't been listening to him.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2011
Early this week, as the switchmen were joined by increasing numbers of other railway workers, a creeping paralysis gripped the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had in his hand one of those little red flags that switchmen use, which he waved on either side.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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