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trainman.

A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.

  2. A brakeman.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trainman From train + -man.

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