trackman
Americannoun
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a person who assists in inspecting, installing, or maintaining railroad tracks.
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a trackwalker.
noun
Gender
See -man.
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Etymology
Origin of trackman
Example Sentences
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The coaches in Tacoma have charted almost everything with the aid of trackman and rapsodo as well.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2020
Kenneth started as a trackman, replacing heavy wooden ties.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2016
The first black trackman in the history of Texas A. & M., Mills whipped the Olympics' top two quarter-milers �Lee Evans and Larry James.
From Time Magazine Archive
In spite of his sedentary occupation, father Muskie was a confirmed outdoorsman at heart, and Ed became an enthusiastic fisherman, a good skier and a competent trackman in school.
From Time Magazine Archive
For nearly 30 years he had been identified with the railroad service filling positions from trackman to general superintendent.
From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.
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