latchman

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noun

A person employed to run in front of a locomotive and open the latch to turn it into a siding for trams to pass.

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Meanings

latchman1

nounlatchman (plural latchmen)

plural latchmen

  1. historicalrail transportA person employed to run in front of a locomotive and open the latch to turn it into a siding for trams to pass.

Latchman2

proper nounLatchman (plural Latchmans)

plural Latchmans

  1. A surname.

Origin

latch + -man

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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