trackman
Americannoun
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trackmen
plural
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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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Origin of trackman
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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
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.
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In five previous appearances in a nationwide tour for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund, he had looked like an average U. S. trackman.
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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 W. F. Burns
Most other experts agree that U.S. trackmen will do even better in Mexico City than they did at Tokyo in 1964, when they won twelve out of 24 gold medals and broke two world records.
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At Moscow last summer, Russian trackmen, who had been making quantum jumps in the sport, lost to the U.S.
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Italy, which has surprisingly produced a small army of capable trackmen, has a 1,500-meter hope in Francesco Arese, a black-mustachioed teacher who runs 25 to 30 kilometers a day through the traffic of Turin.
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Come April showers, August heat waves, fall fogs or winter blizzards, the trackmen pull on spikes and practice every day of the year, and always amid a gaggle of trainers.
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The remains of many cars lay in heaps along the curve, and the trackmen like firebugs ran in and out of them.
From Whispering Smith by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
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