switchman

[ swich-muhn ]

/ ˈswɪtʃ mən /

noun, plural switch·men.

a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.

a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal.

Origin of switchman

First recorded in 1835–45; switch + -man

Words nearby switchman

switchgirl, switch grass, switch-hit, switch-hitter, switching site, switchman, switch-off, switch-on, switchover, switch plate, switch plug

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Example sentences from the Web for switchman

"If I knew where your mother was I could go into town and send her a telegram, I suppose," went on the switchman.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South|Laura Lee Hope
The switchman recovered himself instantly, and taking off his cap laughed as he examined the hole.
Held for Orders|Frank H. Spearman
"Well, if she doesn't I have thought of a way to get word to her and the father, too," the switchman said.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South|Laura Lee Hope
I was alone: the switchman asked no odds of me, but furled his bunting and immediately withdrew.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various

Way car jumped track at middle lead switch in Pewaukee yard and switchman Jno.
Railroad Accidents|R. C. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for switchman

switchman

/ (ˈswɪtʃmən) /

noun plural -men

US and Canadian a person who operates railway pointsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): pointsman

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单词	switchman
释义	switchman [ swich-muhn ] / ˈswɪtʃ mən / noun, plural switch·men. a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad. a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal. Origin of switchman First recorded in 1835–45; switch + -man Words nearby switchman switchgirl, switch grass, switch-hit, switch-hitter, switching site, switchman, switch-off, switch-on, switchover, switch plate, switch plug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for switchman "If I knew where your mother was I could go into town and send her a telegram, I suppose," went on the switchman. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South\|Laura Lee Hope The switchman recovered himself instantly, and taking off his cap laughed as he examined the hole. Held for Orders\|Frank H. Spearman "Well, if she doesn't I have thought of a way to get word to her and the father, too," the switchman said. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South\|Laura Lee Hope I was alone: the switchman asked no odds of me, but furled his bunting and immediately withdrew. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875\|Various Way car jumped track at middle lead switch in Pewaukee yard and switchman Jno. Railroad Accidents\|R. C. Richards British Dictionary definitions for switchman switchman / (ˈswɪtʃmən) / noun plural -men US and Canadian a person who operates railway pointsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): pointsman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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