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trackman

[ trak-muhn ]

noun

, plural track·men.
  1. a person who assists in inspecting, installing, or maintaining railroad tracks.
  2. a trackwalker.


trackman

/ ˈtrækmən /

noun

  1. a workman who lays and maintains railway track Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)platelayer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trackman1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; track + -man
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Example Sentences

For nearly 30 years he had been identified with the railroad service filling positions from trackman to general superintendent.

"But we see it spread, Miss Warfield," said the trackman with a conclusive gesture.

He is a good trackman—and with the labor market as it stands today, drained to the bottom, it is a pity there are not more of him.

Why should the locomotive engineer receive more than the trackman?

We were an excited group around the train's crew, when the trackman came up with his torch.

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