yardmaster
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- noun
- /ˈjɑrdˌmæs.tɚ/
- Specialized
:
jefe de patio
- Who killed the yardmaster?
Examples
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There's a hearing about that yardmaster who got killed.
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Frankie Sousa came out of the yardmaster's office carrying orders and waybills and compared his Ingersoll with mine and Monaghan's.
Fiction book (1999) -
- You know the yardmaster is dead.
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The body of yardmaster Elliot Gourwitz was also found nearby in his office.
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Tonight he has given police their first lead in their search for his assailant and the killer of an MCT yardmaster.
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Brooks, the yardmaster, who had just walked in and heard what I said, was plainly amused about it all.
Fiction book (1999) -
The controversy was sparked when MC T yardmaster Elliot Gourwitz was killed and police officer Gerald Rifkin injured in an attack at the Sunnyside yards.
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The yardmaster coordinated the arrival and departure of trains to ensure smooth operations in the railway yard.
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During his shift, the yardmaster oversaw the loading and unloading of cargo at the station.
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As the yardmaster, she was responsible for managing the movements of the trains within the yard.
Synonyms
A person who manages and supervises work in a train yard
A person who directs trains and controls their movement on railway tracks
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Etymology
The word yardmaster comes from two simple parts: yard, an 'enclosed place' like a 'backyard' or 'shipyard', and master, a 'person in charge'. So a yardmaster is the person in charge of a railway yard, the place where trains and cargo are moved and kept.