brakeman Definition
☆ brake·man (-mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a railroad worker who operated the brakes on a train, but is now chiefly an assistant to the conductor
- the last person on a bobsled team, who operates the brake, controlling skids and stopping the sled
brakeman Usage Examples
Noun used with modifier
singing: Rodgers, the hugely popular ' singing brakeman ' from Mississippi was renowned for his ' blue yodels ' .
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