What does railman mean?
Railman means A man who works on a railway..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A man who works on a railway..
"The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'. "He then said 'but you don't live here anymore'.
There was also a belief that they had been taken advantage of - "kicked from pillar to post, the bottom dogs in the labour market because of the inherent love of railmen for their jobs", according to one NUR member.
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Railman means A man who works on a railway..
Common synonyms include railwayman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'. "He then said 'but you don't live here anymore'.
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