Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trainman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
train-man
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.

noun

A brakeman.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trainman From train + -man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trainmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

trainwoman

Synonyms

railroad man railway man railwayman

Questions

What does trainman mean?
A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
Where does trainman come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trainman From train + -man.

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