gripman
Americannoun
plural
gripmenEtymology
Origin of gripman
Example Sentences
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He said airlines wouldn’t hire him for flying jobs, and he supported his family as a trolley gripman.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2021
When the gripman grips, the cable car moves steadily up the steepest hill, protected by three sets of brakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the middle stands the gripman holding a lever like an oversized emergency brake.
From Time Magazine Archive
Passengers scurry for seats while the gripman and conductor swing the tiny car on the turntable until it faces uphill.
From Time Magazine Archive
Men shouted and women screamed, and a clanging cable-car from a cross street was saved from collision only by the prompt efforts of its gripman.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk
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