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Brakeman

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Noun

1. brakeman

a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brakeman

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noun plural -men
1. US and Canadian
a crew member of a goods or passenger train whose duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
2. 
the person at the back of a two- or four-man bobsleigh, who operates the brake

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Brakeman

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nounWord forms: plural ˈbrakemen (ˈbreɪkmən ; brākˈmən)
1. 
a railroad worker who operated the brakes on a train, but is now chiefly an assistant to the conductor
2. 
the last person on a bobsled team, who operates the brake, controlling skids and stopping the sled

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Brakeman

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n.
One who operates, inspects, or repairs brakes, especially a railroad employee who assists the conductor and checks on the operation of a train's brakes.

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