brakeman [breyk-muh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural brake·men.
- a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.
- brake1(def 4).
Origin of brakeman First recorded in 1825–35; brake1 + -man Examples from the Web for brakeman Historical Examples of brakeman
By and by the brakeman shouted to the signalman in the gray silence of the morning.
Sir Hall Caine
At this moment entered a brakeman with a can of condensed milk.
Olive Thorne Miller
For ten minutes Brakeman Joe lies insensible and motionless, just as he fell.
Kirk Munroe
He felt satisfied that they had, in some way, disposed of Brakeman Joe.
Kirk Munroe
In spite of his bewilderment, however, his years of training as a brakeman were not forgotten.
Kirk Munroe
British Dictionary definitions for brakeman brakeman noun plural -men
- US and Canadian a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
- the person at the back of a two- or four-man bobsleigh, who operates the brake