roadmaster

English

Etymology

road + master

Noun

roadmaster (plural roadmasters)

  1. One who is in charge of a railroad track.
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter XIII, p. 222,
      Railwaymen may travel by free pass to their homes by applying to the Roadmaster.

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