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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

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

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

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