gripman

== English == === Etymology === From grip +‎ -man. === Noun === gripman (plural gripmen) (chiefly historical) A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car (the streetcar), therefore enabling it to start and stop. === References === “gripman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === ramping