footplateman

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See also: footplate man

English

Etymology

footplate +‎ -man

Noun

footplateman (plural footplatemen)

  1. (UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman.
    • 2020 January 2, Conrad Landin, “Strife and strikes in post-war Britain”, in Rail, page 51:
      Footplatemen, organised not by the NUR but by ASLEF, had threatened to strike in August 1917 in demand of an eight-hour day.
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