engineman

English

Etymology

engine +‎ -man

Noun

engineman (plural enginemen)

1. A man who operates or manages an engine.
   • 1879, John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects‎^[1]:

     The engineman having only to turn two cocks, so as to connect the steam with the one or the other vessel."

   • 1901, M.P. Shiel, The Purple Cloud‎^[2]:

     It was only when I sat, an hour later, disgustedly reflecting on this incident, that I remembered that there was always some 'hand-working' of the engine during the cage-descents, an engineman reversing the action by a handle at every stroke of the piston, to prevent bumping.

   • 1911, anonymous author, The Traveling Engineers' Association‎^[3]:

     As an aid to this end, and that the railroad companies may derive the highest efficiency from the man employed as a locomotive engineman, a code of questions is given him, and it is expected that the preparation necessary to correctly answer the questions will indicate how well he has progressed.

   • 1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 147:

     At one corner of the room three enginemen were lost in serious discussion; in other corners, mécaniciens and chauffeurs were quietly talking, playing draughts, reading or eating.

Anagrams

• man engine