railwayman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From railway + -man.
Meanings
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A man who works on a railway.
The spirit of the local railwaymen in this emergency is shown by the Helensburgh fireman who heard the news at 8 a.m. on his radio and immediately went to the depot of his own accord to see what help he could give.
1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130:Nizan was, of course, Marxist and he did use his Marxist intelligence—although, thank God, never the jargon—to show the [economic] and emotional cost of the life of Antoine Bloye, a [working‐class] railwayman who made the painful rise to become a railway functionary and a member of the petit bourgeoisie.
1973 June 24, Barbara Probst Solomon, “The author's subject is his rage and fear”, in The New York Times:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| railwaymen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
ru железнодоро́жник (man who works on a railway) · fur ferovîr (man who works on a railway) · pt ferroviária (man who works on a railway) · ro feroviar (man who works on a railway) · fi rautatieläinen (man who works on a railway) · hu vasutas (man who works on a railway) · it ferroviere (man who works on a railway) · ca carrilaire (man who works on a railway) · be чыгу́начнік (man who works on a railway) · nl spoorwegman (man who works on a railway) · uk залізни́чник (man who works on a railway) · kk теміржолшы (man who works on a railway) · de Eisenbahner (man who works on a railway) · fr cheminot (man who works on a railway) · alt темир јолчы (man who works on a railway) · alt темир јолдыҥ ишчизи (man who works on a railway) · mk железничарка (man who works on a railway) · pms ferovié (man who works on a railway) · ro feroviară (man who works on a railway) · mk железничар (man who works on a railway) · bg железничар (man who works on a railway) · pl kolejarz (man who works on a railway) · pt ferroviário (man who works on a railway) · hi ख़लासी (man who works on a railway) · es ferroviaria (man who works on a railway) · ca ferroviari (man who works on a railway) · es ferroviario (man who works on a railway) · lv dzelzceļnieks (man who works on a railway)