switchman

switchman
/swich"meuhn/, n., pl. switchmen.
1. a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
2. a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal.
[1835-45; SWITCH + -MAN]

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  • switchman — noun Date: 1843 one who attends a switch (as in a railroad yard) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • switchman — noun a) A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks. b) A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard …   Wiktionary

  • switchman — n. one in charge of switches on a railroad line …   English contemporary dictionary

  • switchman — switch·man …   English syllables

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  • switchman — A railroad employee who operates switches. 35 Am J1st M & S § 435 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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