Associations to the word «Brakeman»

Wiktionary

BRAKEMAN, noun. (US) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc
BRAKEMAN, noun. A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh

Dictionary definition

BRAKEMAN, noun. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke