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n. One who operates, inspects, or repairs brakes, especially a railroad employee who assists the conductor and checks on the operation of a train's brakes.

n. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc

n. A man in charge of a brake or brakes.

n. The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting) engine for a mine.

n. A man whose business is to apply the brakes on a railroad-train which are operated by hand.

n. 2. In mining, the man in charge of the winding-engine.

n. Sometimes spelled breakman, and in Great Britain often called brakesman.

n. a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes

"Guadalajara godfathers authorized a push training track, 70 meters from start to stopping place, a rude barricade, a stack of old auto tires in case the brakeman is caught napping."

railroad man    railwayman    railway man    trainman    railroader   

brakesman    guard   

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