engineman
engineman · enginemen
A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engineA man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.
Meaning
3 senses(dated)A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.
A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine.
(dated)A locomotive engineer; (sometimes) any footplateman.
(dated)A navy sailor who operates, manages, and maintains engines and various other shipboard equipment (such as one with the United States Navy EN occupational rating).
Origin
From engine + -man.From engine + -man.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: enginemenWord family
1 related wordsDerivedenginemanship
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular