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Meaning of BRAKEMAN

Pronunciation:  'breykmun

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