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brakemen

The correct spelling is brakemen.

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noun

Say it like: Bra-kem-en

The correct spelling is brakemen. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  2. 2.A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
  3. 3.A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.

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