switchman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
  2. A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.

Word forms

switchman switchmen

Etymology

From switch + -man.

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