locomotive engineer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of locomotive engineer
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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“A locomotive engineer cannot be expected to safely operate in a more demanding service without proper additional training that covers the unique challenges and complexities those trains present,” regulators said in the advisory.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
In June, a locomotive engineer died of a heart attack after he put off a doctor's visit when his employer BNSF—a rail giant owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway—called him into work.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
A lead service attendant in a train diner makes up to $70,000, plus tips, while a locomotive engineer earns $100,800.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021
“My father was a locomotive engineer on a railroad and my mother was a housewife,” Belanger says.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2019
To the animal a red lantern is a haze of light; to a locomotive engineer it is a sign to halt.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
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