gripman

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noun

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

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Meanings

noungripman (plural gripmen)

plural gripmen

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

Origin

From grip + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rampingprigman
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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