trackman

[ trak-muhn ]

noun

, plural track·men.

1. a person who assists in inspecting, installing, or maintaining railroad tracks.
2. a trackwalker.

trackman

/ ˈtrækmən /

noun

1. a workman who lays and maintains railway track Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)platelayer

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trackman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; track + -man

Example Sentences

For nearly 30 years he had been identified with the railroad service filling positions from trackman to general superintendent.

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"But we see it spread, Miss Warfield," said the trackman with a conclusive gesture.

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He is a good trackman—and with the labor market as it stands today, drained to the bottom, it is a pity there are not more of him.

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Why should the locomotive engineer receive more than the trackman?

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We were an excited group around the train's crew, when the trackman came up with his torch.

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