chargeman

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noun

A worker who is in charge; the leader.

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Meanings

nounchargeman (plural chargemen)

plural chargemen

  1. A worker who is in charge; the leader.

    Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen.

    2015, Nicholas Whittaker, Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero

Origin

From charge + -man.

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APA

chargeman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chargeman

MLA

“chargeman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chargeman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chargeman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chargeman.

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