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Noun: railwayman (railwaymen)  'reyl,wey-mun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: railroad man)
  1. A male employee of a railway
    "The railwayman signaled for the train to depart";
    - trainman, railroad man [N. Amer], railway man [Brit]

Derived forms: railwaymen

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

Encyclopedia: Railwayman