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brakeman Definition

☆ brake·man (-mən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. a railroad worker who operated the brakes on a train, but is now chiefly an assistant to the conductor
  2. 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 ' .