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brakeman

noun

Meaning

  1. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  2. A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
  3. A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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