| 单词 | train caller |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain caller train caller n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) a railway official who announces the destinations of departing trains (see quot. 1921). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > announcer train caller1868 1868 W. W. in Athenæum 17 Oct. 500/1 The train-caller did his duty so well, that throng after throng left the tables as their trains were ready. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §706 Train caller; a porter whose only duty is to call out destination of a departing train..; also calls out name of own station on arrival of trains. 1967 J. Reach David & Lisa i. 9 In the background, we hear the sounds of a busy railroad station: People hurrying,..perhaps a Train Caller announcing a train about to depart. 2003 Press Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 4 Dec. c1 He helped make the town known because his long-running TV show featured a train caller shouting out for ‘Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga’. < as lemmas |
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