Fettler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fettler is a noun meaning A person who maintains railway lines.
Meaning
A person who maintains railway lines.
More Meanings
- Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.
- (by extension) Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.
- (mining, historical) An ostler; one who looks after the horses in a mine.
- (slang, UK, Lancashire) A friend or mate.
Example Sentences
How's tha' doing fettler?
Sometimes the engine stopped for water, or to drop stores at fettlers' camps, or to accumulate the steam to take it up a heavy grade.
Word Forms
- fettlers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lineman, ferruler, platelayer, tracklayer, trackman, trackworker.
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