| 单词 | trainmaster |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrainmaster trainmaster n. U.S. a person in charge of a train or trains; spec. a railway official responsible for all aspects of operating trains in a particular area or on a particular stretch of line. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > in charge of a railway or part of a railway trainmaster1828 train porter1842 train dispatcher1855 1828 Ladies' Monthly Museum Nov. 280 Muleteers, with their..captains or train-masters, with the ancient cartridge belts, and the old Spanish gun, were mingled in these groups. 1850 Ann. Rep. Concord Railroad Corporation 16/1 (table) Sam'l H. Stevens, train-master. 1880 News & Press (Cimarron, New Mexico) 9 Sept. 3/2 Mr. Frank Fulton, train master on this Division,..gave the following information concerning the damage. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 66 Of an American railway..the superintendent..is assisted by a trainmaster, a roadmaster or division engineer,..and a chief dispatcher. 1907 J. W. Schultz My Life as Indian xviii. 210 Berry declared that he would do no more freighting to the mines with his bull train; he would either sell it or employ some one as a train~master. 1950 F. P. Donovan Mileposts on Prairie x. 131 For a time, the uptown office had a superintendent, chief dispatcher, roadmaster, traveling engineer, freight traffic manager, trainmaster, and a staff of clerks. 2005 L. H. Kaufman Leaders Count ix. 320 Railroad people who knew Krebs as a young trainmaster..still are surprised to hear of the Aspen Institute program. < as lemmas |
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