Meanings
nounlocomotiveman (plural locomotivemen)
plural locomotivemen
- rail transportA driver of a locomotive.
The rule in question debars any member of the Society, who is also a member of any other trade organisation, catering for railway locomotivemen, from occupying any salaried position, serving as a delegate, or occupying any other position in the Society.
1921, John R. Raynes, chapter 20, in Engines and Men, page 230
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locomotiveman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locomotiveman
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“locomotiveman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locomotiveman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locomotiveman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locomotiveman.
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