engineman

[ en-juhn-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural en·gine·men [en, -j, uh, n-men, -m, uh, n].

1. a person who operates or helps to operate an engine or locomotive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of engineman¹

First recorded in 1715–25; engine + man

Example Sentences

Working by day as an engineman, and studying by night in a night school, he prepared himself for his future work.

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In a commanding voice Stephenson ordered the engineman to lower him down the shaft in the corve.

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The regular employees for operating a steam shovel are the engineman, cranesman, fireman and four laborers.

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What are the duties of an engineman when leaving his engine at the terminal?

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What work about a locomotive should be done by the engineman?

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