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train⋅man

[treyn-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.

Origin:
1635–45, in sense “member of a trainband”; 1875–80 for current sense; train + -man
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train·man   (trān'mən)   
n.  A member of the operating crew on a railroad train, especially the brakeman.
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