trainman

American  

[treyn-muhn] / ˈtreɪn mən /

noun

plural

trainmen

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of trainman

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

Example Sentences

Kreichbaum, 24, was working as a trainman for the Cumberland Valley Railroad when he was drafted.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2018

Two defendants were employees: Gary Griffiths, a former trainman who had risen to the executive position of chief mechanical officer; and his trainman nephew, Cliff Steffes.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2011

That galaxy-spanning canvas springs directly from Green Lantern comics, which started in 1940 after a cartoonist named Martin Nodell saw a New York City subway trainman wave a green lantern as an all-clear signal.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2011

A trainman got them a ride southward to Pusan the next day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bill Dancing caught a passing trainman by the arm.

From The Mountain Divide by Both, Armand