brakeman

English

Etymology

brake +‎ -man

Noun

brakeman (plural brakemen)

(US, rail transport) 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.

Synonyms

brakesman

See also

(bobsledder): brakewoman

Anagrams

breakman

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