Meanings
nounroadmaster (plural roadmasters)
plural roadmasters
- One who is in charge of a railroad track.
Railwaymen may travel by free pass to their homes by applying to the Roadmaster.
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XIII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 222Synonyms: trackmaster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who is in charge of a railroad track.
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Finnish ratamestari
- ratamestarione in charge of a railroad track
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