1. A male railway employee responsible for a train's brakes
   "The brakeman signaled to slow the train as it approached the station"

Derived forms: brakemen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], brake worker, cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Brakeman