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trackwalker

American  
[trak-waw-ker] / ˈtrækˌwɔ kər /

noun

  1. a person employed to walk over and inspect a certain section of railroad track at intervals.

Etymology

Origin of trackwalker

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; track + walker

Example Sentences

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Last week was one of high exuberance for everyone connected with Union Pacific Railroad�from Chairman William Averell Harriman and President Carl Raymond Gray down to Jose the trackwalker.

From Time Magazine Archive

But on the way to the station, the trackwalker got to thinking.

From Time Magazine Archive

The jobs ranged from Secretary of State to trackwalker on the Government's Alaska Railroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

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