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Noun: platelayer  'pleyt,ley-u(r)
Usage: Brit
  1. A workman who lays and repairs railway tracks
    "The platelayer worked through the night to fix the damaged section of track";
    - tracklayer, lineman

Derived forms: platelayers

Type of: jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Platelayer