brakeman

/ˈbreɪkmən/
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Other forms: brakemen

Definitions of brakeman
  1. noun
    a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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    type of:
    railroad man, railroader, railway man, railwayman, trainman
    an employee of a railroad
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