nonrailroader

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noun

One who is not a railroader.

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Meanings

nounnonrailroader (plural nonrailroaders)

plural nonrailroaders

  1. rail transportOne who is not a railroader.

    Instead, the approach would be to discredit the value of paradigm learning from experience, and embrace new ideas from nonrailroaders. The idea was that these new folks' thinking wouldn't be “polluted” by railroad experiences.

    2011, Charles F. Mori, In Between the Rails, page 118

Origin

From non- + railroader.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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