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Meaning of BRAKEMAN

Pronunciation:  'breykmun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
 

BRAKEMAN is a 8 letter word that starts with B.

 

 See Also: railroad man, railroader, railway man, railwayman, trainman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Brake"man\, n.; pl. {Brakemen}.
1. (Railroads) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.

2. (Mining) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting)
   engine for a mine.

 

 

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