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shunter
noun shunters
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A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
Concurrent to this order, Good forged a link with Irish Railways, which resulted in the latter building five shunters with Brush equipment, marking the inception of dieselisation in the country.
Similar: shunting engine, switcher, switch engine
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A person who carries out shunting operations.
The electric locomotive is accompanied by a shunter who, in addition to his normal duties, flags the trains over the unprotected level crossings and opens the gates through which the line passes.
Similar: switchman, switcher, hostler, yard jockey
- One who shunts (carries on arbitrage between London and provincial stock exchanges).
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noun a railway locomotive used for shunting
| Português | locotrator, locomotiva manobreira |
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| Français | locotracteur |
| Deutsch | Rangierlokomotive |
| Română | locotractor |
noun a person who carries out shunting operations
| Deutsch | Verschiebedienstmitarbeiter, Rangierdienstmitarbeiter |
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Talk about this word "shunter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shunter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shunter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shunter "shunter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shunter.Cite this
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title = {shunter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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