Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trackman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: track-man
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.

American usage

Example Sentences

"When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen."
"Drones and helicopters have been in common use by Network Rail for some time, and are a far cry from the days when all inspections were carried out by trackmen reaching remote sites on foot."

Etymology

From track + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: track

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

trackmen (plural)

Derived Forms

trackmanship

Frequently Paired Words

trackperson trackwoman

Synonyms

platelayer

Questions

What does trackman mean?: A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
Where does trackman come from?: From track + -man.

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