Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engine cleaner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: en-gine -clean-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"Driver Langdale entered the service of the L.N.W.R. as an engine cleaner at Camden on April 25, 1898, at the age of 17, and has been stationed in the London area ever since."

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

engine cleaners (plural)

Questions

What does engine cleaner mean?: An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.

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