railwayman
4.1
A man who works for the railway, often on trains or tracks
- noun
- /ˈreɪlˌweɪmən/
- Archaic
:
ferroviario
- Every morning, the railwayman inspected the tracks to ensure they were safe for the trains to run.
Examples
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For a time, I had the company of a man in a ragged railwayman's uniform—silent, engrossed in his thoughts.
Academic text (1998) -
The railwayman ensured that the train departed on time, checking the schedule carefully.
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After years of dedicated service, the railwayman was honored with a special ceremony by his colleagues.
Synonyms
3
4.2
A man who works on trains or train tracks
uses a different company-name variant rather than a meaning change
1
4.8
A person who works for a railroad, for example on trains or helping run it
refers specifically to a male employee in operations or maintenance
3.0
A man who works for a company that runs trains
is identical in meaning but written as a single word
Surface Forms
railwayman singular
railwaymen plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word railwayman breaks into three simple parts: rail meaning 'iron track', way meaning 'road' or 'path', and man meaning 'person'. So a railwayman is literally a 'man' of the 'rail way', someone who works on the tracks or for the railway.