English Explanatory Dictionary

gripman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop.

Word forms

gripman gripmen

Etymology

From grip + -man.

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