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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley