shunter

English

Etymology

shunt +‎ -er

Noun

shunter (plural shunters)

1. (rail transport, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher
2. (rail transport, British) A person who carries out shunting operations

Synonyms

• (locomotive): switcher (US)

Translations

a railway locomotive used for shunting

• Czech: posunovací lokomotiva f
• Finnish: järjestelyveturi
• French: locotracteur (fr) m
• German: Rangierlokomotive f
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• Hungarian: tolatómozdony
• Portuguese: locotrator (Portugal), locomotiva manobreira f
• Romanian: locotractor (ro) m

a person who carries out shunting operations

• Czech: posunovač m
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Anagrams

• hunters, nurseth