brakeman
(noun) a railroad employee responsible for a train’s brakes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brakeman (plural brakemen)
(US, rail) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
(mining, historical) A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
(sports) A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.
• brakesman
• breakman
Source: Wiktionary
Brake"man, n.; pl. Brakemen (.
1. (Railroads)
Definition: A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
2. (Mining)
Definition: The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
