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trainman

[ treyn-muhn ]

/ ˈtreɪn mən /

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noun, plural train·men.

a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.

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Origin of trainman

1635–45, in sense “member of a trainband”; 1875–80 for current sense; train + -man

Words nearby trainman

training table, training wall, training wheels, trainline, trainload, trainman, trainmaster, train of thought, train oil, trainshed, trainsick

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How to use trainman in a sentence

"Then you'll git out the next time it stops, young Missie," the trainman announced harshly.
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge|Margaret Vandercook
The trainman climbed up on a box and sat whittling a stick and watching Olive out of a pair of shrewd Irish blue eyes.
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge|Margaret Vandercook
The train was still motionless, although, further back, a trainman was holding his hand aloft.
Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour
These things the rivermen saw from their stream exactly as a trainman would see them from his right-of-way.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White

Up to that time it had been no sinecure, being a conductor or a trainman on the old Rome road.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford