English Explanatory Dictionary

trainman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
  2. A brakeman.

Word forms

trainman trainmen

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trainman From train + -man.

Related words

trainwoman
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