gripman

[ grip-muhn ]

/ ˈgrɪp mən /

noun, plural grip·men.

a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.

Origin of gripman

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; grip + -man

Words nearby gripman

griot, grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy

Example sentences from the Web for gripman

From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens.
Last Words|Stephen Crane
A cable-car, with clanging bell, was bearing down upon it with a speed which the gripman seemed powerless to check.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
They heard the kindly tones of the gripman talking to his children.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
A little girl came out with a tin pail, the gripman's dinner.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read

"You'd better hang on; the gripman is mad tonight," Mary explained.
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly|Hamlin Garland

单词	gripman
释义	gripman [ grip-muhn ] / ˈgrɪp mən / noun, plural grip·men. a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car. Origin of gripman An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; grip + -man Words nearby gripman griot, grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gripman From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens. Last Words\|Stephen Crane A cable-car, with clanging bell, was bearing down upon it with a speed which the gripman seemed powerless to check. Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love\|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton They heard the kindly tones of the gripman talking to his children. A Yankee from the West\|Opie Read A little girl came out with a tin pail, the gripman's dinner. A Yankee from the West\|Opie Read "You'd better hang on; the gripman is mad tonight," Mary explained. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly\|Hamlin Garland
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