yardmaster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yardmaster
Example Sentences
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Hudson’s grandfather was a yardmaster for the Milwaukee Road and his uncles were also “railroad guys,” he said.
From Washington Times
His father was a yardmaster for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; his mother was a saleswoman and later a social worker.
From Washington Post
It is hard for a railroad man to realize that a couple of silver bars have changed a yardmaster into a captain.
From Project Gutenberg
Ralph ran up to the yardmaster and held out his watch to him.
From Project Gutenberg
Dougherty, the yardmaster, took the bank roll I slipped him, all right enough, and promised to help out.
From Project Gutenberg
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