gripman

English

Etymology

From grip +‎ -man.

Noun

gripman (plural gripmen)

1. (chiefly historical) A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop.

References

• “gripman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ramping