brakeman

== English == === Etymology === From brake + -man. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brakeman (plural brakemen) (US, rail transport) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. (mining, historical) A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine. (sports) A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh. ==== Synonyms ==== brakesman ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (bobsledder): brakewoman === Anagrams === breakman