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

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

How did these employees — a mechanical engineer and a trainman — know their company was on the block?

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2010

Borrowing a bicycle, a trainman pedaled to the nearest police station in Cheddington, and reached it an hour after the crime.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Then you'll git out the next time it stops, young Missie," the trainman announced harshly.

From The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series by Vandercook, Margaret