Switchman

Definition: Switchman

Switchman

Noun

1. A man who operates railroad switches.

Domain	Definition
Transportation	An employee responsible for moving cars in a railway depot or yard. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: Switchman

English words defined with "switchman": Switchmen. (references)

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman (1954)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Argentine, Kansas. A switchman riding a car in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress.		Gibson, Indiana. Switchman having lunch at the railroad's YMAC (Young Men's Christian Association). Credit: Library of Congress.
	A switchman on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Credit: Library of Congress.		Needles, California. Switchman W.E. McCaniel at work in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Cicero, Illinois. A switchman at Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Credit: Library of Congress.		A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress.		Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee". Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Language		Translations for "switchman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		扳�"�"� (pointsman). (various references)

Danish		sporskifter (points, pointsman, railway switchgear, signalman, switch, tongue), rangist (hostler, shunter). (various references)

Dutch		seinhuiswachter (pointsman, signalman), wisselwachter (pointsman, signalman), rangeerder (hostler, shunter). (various references)

Finnish		vaihtoveturin kuljettaja (hostler, shunter), vaihdemies (pointsman). (various references)

French		aiguilleur. (various references)

German		Weichensteller (guiding spirit, moving force, pointsman, signalman, switchmen). (various references)

Greek		κλειδούχοσ, κλειδούχος κινήσεως (hostler, shunter), κλειδούχος (dispatcher, operator, pointsman, signalman), μηχανοδηγός σταθμού (hostler, shunter), αλλάσων την τροχιάν σιδηροδρόμου, αλλάσων την διεύθυνση σιδηροδρόμου, αλλάζων την τροχιά σιδηροδρόμου, αλλάζων την διεύθυνση σιδηροδρόμου. (various references)

Italian		deviatore (pointsman, signalman). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		転轍手 (a switchman). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		て�"てつしゅ (a switchman). (various references)

Pig Latin		itchmansway

Portuguese		operador (operating, operator), manobrador (effector, hostler, marshal, marshaler, marshaller, shunter), agulheiro (needle-case, shunter, switch-man, yardman). (various references)

Romanian		macagiu, acar (pin cushion, pointman, signalman). (various references)

Russian		стрелочник (pointsman, shunter, switch-man, switchmen). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		skretničar (pointsman, shunter). (various references)

Spanish		guardagujas (shunter, switch-man). (various references)

Swedish		växlingspersonal (hostler, shunter). (various references)

Turkish		makasçı (cutter, pointsman, shunter). (various references)

Ukrainian		стрілочник (shunter, signalman). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Switchman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Wythman. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "switchman" (pronounced 'Switch"man'): Airman, Almsman, Artsman, Atman, Axman, Backwoodsman, Bagman, Bargeman, batsman, Bayman, Bellman, Billman, Boatsman, Bondman, BONDSMAN, Bookman, Bordman, Brachman, Brakeman, Breakman, Bridesman, Briefman, Burman, Bushman, Cabman, Canoeman, Carman, Cartman, Cayman, Chairman, Chapman, Chessman, Churchman, Clansman, Classman, Coachman, Cogman, Copeman, Cousin-german, Cracksman, Craftsman, Cragsman, Dalesman, Daysman, Deathsman, Dustman, Dutchman, fireman, Firman, Flagman. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-m-n-s-t-w"
	-2 letters: tachism.
	-3 letters: actins, antics, canthi, chains, chants, chiasm, chinas, chints, manics, mantic, mantis, mastic, matins, misact, nastic, shanti, snatch, snitch, stanch, swatch, switch, twains.
	-4 letters: actin, aitch, amins, amnic, antic, antis, cains, canst, cants, chain, chams, chant, chasm, chats, chaws, chias, china, chins, chits, hants, hints, machs, mains, maist, manic, match, maths, matin.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-m-n-s-t-w"
	+3 letters: watchmakings.
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Switchman

Definition: Switchman

Switchman

Noun

Specialty Definition: Switchman

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Crosswords: Switchman

Modern Usage: Switchman

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Modern Translation: Switchman

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Japanese Kanji

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Misspellings: Switchman

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Switchman"

Anagrams: Switchman

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INDEX

Expression	Frequency per Day
switchman	8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.