SWITCHMAN

switchman

(noun) a man who operates railroad switches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

switchman (plural switchmen)

A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.

A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.

Source: Wiktionary


Switch"man, n.; pl. Switchmen (.

Definition: One who tends a switch on a railway.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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