| 单词 | stationman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstationman stationman n. a person employed on or at a station (in various senses), esp. (a) a person employed on the railways, esp. the London Underground, as a platform attendant, porter, etc. (now rare); (b) Australian and New Zealand a person employed on a stock station, a station hand. ΚΠ 1845 Times 16 Sept. 7/3 The station-man is also employed as a signal-man. 1872 J. H. Kerr Glimpses Life in Victoria xiii. 175 The station-men..slunk away to their sleeping apartment. 1916 Santa Fe Mag. Sept. 62/2 Stationmen should be particularly watchful and if a ‘bo’ is seen stealing a ride on a train..tell the train crew. 1943 Billboard 25 Sept. 8/1 What makes the situation particularly tasty, to stationmen, is that the boom has practically exhausted the availability of spot announcements. 1963 Times 24 May (London Underground Centenary Suppl.) p. vii/4 Passengers refused to leave trains at the haughty ordering of stationmen. 2003 S. Elderkin Voices 128 What a load of softies the stationmen are! < as lemmas |
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