railroad engineer

noun

A trained professional who operates a train to transport passengers or cargo.

Meanings

nounrailroad engineer (plural railroad engineers)

plural railroad engineers

  1. A trained professional who operates a train to transport passengers or cargo.

    Synonyms: locomotive engineer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trained professional who operates a train to transport passengers or cargo.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe operator of a railway locomotive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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railroad engineer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railroad%20engineer

MLA

“railroad engineer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railroad%20engineer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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