Meanings
nountrainman (plural trainmen)
plural trainmen
- rail transportA person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
Fourth, if there is a shortage of motive power or of trainmen, it is generally the lower orders of freight train which have to be curtailed or cancelled altogether.
1961 March, Warren Smith, “The problems of train regulation - a study of operation at Trent”, in Trains Illustrated, page 169 - USA brakeman.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna male employee of a railroad
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
- Latintrahere
- Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
- Old Frenchtraïner
- Old Frenchtrain
- Middle Englishtrayne
- Englishtrain
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishtrainman
Cite this entry
APA
trainman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainman
MLA
“trainman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trainman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainman.
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