railroader
1
4.8
- noun
- /ˈreɪlˌroʊdər/
- US
:
ferroviario
- As a seasoned railroader, she has extensive knowledge of train operations and safety protocols.
- model railroader
- old railroader
- Railroader magazine
Examples
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Years ago, its proximity to the train yards would have made it attractive to hobos, but today's homeless weren't railroaders, and they stayed closer to downtown.
Fiction book (1991) -
The poor retiring railroader.
Blog text (31) -
Family served in the war; Dad was a railroader and was turned down for the war because the railroads were a critical industry, so he worked 12 to 16 hours a day instead.
Blog text (34) -
Miners, railroaders, and especially ranchers had seized many key springs and creek valleys.
Academic text (1998) -
Ironically, despite the heroic efforts of the Iraqi railroaders to keep it working, insurgents eventually destroyed the tracks and the trains.
Academic text (2005) -
Following his stint as a retired railroader in a hardware store, my father, as a volunteer, took the train into Philadelphia twice a week and served as an organist and choir director for an inner-city church.
Blog text (31) -
A black man in bib overalls and the sort of mattress-ticking, loaf-shaped cap railroaders use stands quartered beside the hopper, circling his left hand.
Fiction book (1998) -
Many railroaders work long hours to ensure that trains run on time.
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The conference gathered railroaders from across the country to discuss the future of transportation.
Synonyms
37
2.7
A person who drives a train
28
3.1
A person who collects fares and helps passengers on buses or trains
3
4.2
A man who works on trains or train tracks
2
8.1
A person who operates signals and switches for trains
2
5.8
A person in charge of a train station
1
7.9
A person who operates the brakes on a train
1
6.2
A male worker on a train who helps passengers and the conductor
1
9.5
A person who manages trains and cargo in a rail yard
1
3.4
A person who drives a train and controls its engine
1
8.6
A person who works on a train and helps passengers in sleeping cars
1
4.2
A person who runs a train station and helps passengers
1
3.3
A person who controls a train's engine
1
7.9
A person who sets which railway track a train uses
1
5.0
A person who signals with a flag to direct traffic or trains
A man who works for a company that runs trains
A man who works for the railway, often on trains or tracks
A person who drives a train or locomotive
A person who drives a train engine
A woman who works on a train helping passengers and keeping them safe
A person who directs trains and controls their movement on railway tracks
A person who manages and supervises work in a train yard
A person who works in a railway yard arranging trains and freight
A person who works in a railway yard assembling or taking apart trains
A worker who builds and fixes rails that trains run on
A person who maintains and inspects railway tracks for safety
A railway worker who lays and repairs train tracks
A train worker who operates and looks after the system that stops a train
A woman who operates a train's brakes
A railway yard worker who controls and fixes signals and track switches
A woman who tells trains when to stop or go and moves track switches in a rail yard
A woman who works for a train company
A woman who works on trains or at stations
A woman who works on a railway, often operating trains or machines
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Railroader comes from the word railroad, which is made of rail ('the metal track') and road ('a way'), plus the -er ending that means 'a person who does something'. So a railroader is simply someone who works for the railroad or on the rails, which explains the modern meaning.