brakeman

English

noun
Definitions
  • (US) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  • (mining) A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
  • (sports) A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.

Etymology

Suffix from English brake.

Origin

English

brake

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