railwayman

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railwayman

  • /ˈɹeɪlweɪmən/

Where it comes from

From railway + -man.

noun railwaymen

  1. A man who works on a railway. The spirit of the local railwaymen in this emergency is shown by the Helensburgh fireman who heard the news at 8 a.m. on his radio and immediately went to the depot of his own accord to see what help he could give.

    Similar: railman

Opposite: non-railwayman

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noun

Opposite: non-railwayman

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noun man who works on a railway

Españolferroviario, ferroviaria
हिन्दीख़लासी xalāsī
Portuguêsferroviário, ferroviária
Françaischeminot
DeutschEisenbahner
Italianoferroviere
Românăferoviar, feroviară
Русскийжелезнодоро́жник železnodoróžnik

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@misc{railwayman_2026,
  title = {railwayman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railwayman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}