railman

English

Etymology

From rail +‎ -man.

Noun

railman (plural railmen)

1. A man who works on a railway.

   Synonym: railwayman

   Coordinate terms: railwoman, railworker

   • 2022 September 7, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 965, page 71:

     "The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'.
     "He then said 'but you don't live here anymore'.

   • 2023 March 22, Mike Esbester, “Staff, the public and industry will suffer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 38:

     There was also a belief that they had been taken advantage of - "kicked from pillar to post, the bottom dogs in the labour market because of the inherent love of railmen for their jobs", according to one NUR member.

Translations

railwayman — see railwayman

Anagrams

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