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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTORMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTORMEN

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determiner
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Motormen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTORMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

motormen

Motorman

A motorman is the title for a person who operates an electrified trolley car, tram, light rail, or rapid transit train. The term refers to the person who is in charge of the motor in the same sense as a railroad engineer is in charge of the engine. The term was gender-neutral. Though motormen have historically been male, females in the position were usually also called motormen as a job title. The term has been replaced by more neutral ones, as gender-specific job titles have fallen into disuse, and because many systems employ large numbers of women in the position. On the New York City Subway and London Underground, the position is now called train operator. The operator of an electric locomotive or an electric multiple unit train on a commuter or mainline railroad is typically called an engineer or driver. The term may also refer to a person on a locomotive-hauled train when the train is being propelled by the locomotive. The driver is responsible for applying power in the locomotive, while the motorman at the front of the train, is responsible for obeying signals, sounding the horn, and applying the brakes where necessary.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTORMEN

motoring
motoring correspondent
motoring magazine
motoring offence
motoring organization
motoring public
motoring school
motorisation
motorise
motorist
motorium
motorization
motorize
motorless
motorman
motormouth
motorway
motorway restaurant
motorway service station
motory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTORMEN

airmen
aldermen
anchormen
barmen
carmen
chairmen
co-chairmen
doormen
ealdormen
fishermen
germen
lumbermen
mermen
newspapermen
spearmen
spidermen
supermen
vice-chairmen
watermen
weathermen

Synonyms and antonyms of motormen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «motormen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTORMEN

Find out the translation of motormen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motormen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motormen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maquinistas
570 millions of speakers

English

motormen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

motormen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السائقون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мотористы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motorneiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

motormen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

motoristes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Motormen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fahrer selbst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

motormen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

motormen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motormen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

motormen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

motormen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोटरमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vatmanlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motormen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

motormen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мотористи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motormen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

motormen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

motormen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motormen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motormenn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motormen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTORMEN»

The term «motormen» is normally little used and occupies the 120.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTORMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motormen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTORMEN»

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The Electric Tramcar Handbook for Motormen, Inspectors, and ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition.
W. A. Agnew, 2013
2
Elements of Electric Traction for Motormen and Others
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
L W Gant, 2012
3
In Transit
established, particularly elevated transportation workers; subway switchmen, tower- men, and motormen and power substation workers. These men worked alone or in small groups and, with the exception of the el conductors and guards,  ...
Joshua Benjamin Freeman
4
More Profile Than Courage: The New York City Transit Strike ...
signal electricians, conductors and motormen were organized in defiance of the TWU's leadership. Quill denounced the rebels as "criminal mis- leaders."17 The dissatisfaction among the skilled craft workers continued to grow, and when Quill  ...
Michael Marmo, 1990
5
Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational ...
In the section of the text titled “The Best Possible Man,” Münsterberg describes investigations into the selection of not only streetcar motormen but also ship officers and telephone switchboard operators. (See chap. 1 for the table of contents of ...
Laura L. Koppes, 2014
6
Central electric light and power stations and street and ...
Separate totals were also required for three classes of wage earners — conductors, motormen, and all other employees. In 1907 and in 1902 wage earners were grouped, by occupation, into a number of classes, but except for conductors and ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, William Mott Steuart, Thomas Commerford Martin, 1915
7
Hidden Planet:
“Jamison,” Motormen pointed, “this isfor youto useuntil you find something more your style.” “Cool, thankyou.” Hewas impressed; he'd been presented with a massive speeder,with enough roomto accommodate Tarzack andso much more.
Carmon VanOverbake, Deborah Ann Harter, 2014
8
Handbook of labor statistics
Street-Railway Employees — Union Wages and Hours, 1940 1 The average hourly wage rate of union motormen, conductors, and bus operators in 55 cities was 76.1 cents on June 1, 1940. This average covers motormen, conductors, and bus ...
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1942
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
10.381 Yard motormen. This account shall include the pay of yard motormen while engaged in switching service in yards where regular switching service is maintained, and in terminal switching and transfer service, including pay of such  ...
‎1949
10
Census of electrical industries: Central electric light and ...
Separate totals were also required for three classes of wage earners: (1) Conductors; (2) motormen; and (3) all other employees. In 1907 and also in 1902 wage earners were grouped by occupation into a number of classes, but, except for ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Thomas Commerford Martin, Frank Lin Sanford, 1920

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTORMEN»

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1
Railways moves to dismiss 4 charged for Churchgate incident
... a blood pressure and blood sugar test every fortnight and finally a periodic psychological analysis of the motormen and motor guard to gauge ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
2
Ross positive despite Redbridge loss
Bowers were tough opposition for the Motormen, which Ross expected following their unbeaten start to pre-season in which they have scored ... «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
3
'Proper buffer could've averted train mishap'
... of the buffer, the installation of mobile jammers and regular health checkups for motormen and guards to prevent a repeat of such incidents. «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Barkingside bounce back
Tom Hine put the home side ahead, but Motormen levelled before the interval. Chris Bryan restored Bowers' lead in the second half, with Luka ... «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
5
dna exclusive: Probe panel for Churchgate mishap wants cellphone …
The second suggestion is to subject all motormen and guards for fortnightly medical tests with special emphasis on complications arising out of ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
6
The Women Who Made Los Angeles the 'Athens of America'
But I traveled miles on the street cars and I sold the conductors and motormen books of tickets for the Bowl while I did it. I haunted newspaper ... «Curbed LA, Jul 15»
7
MRTS coach position puzzles commuters
At times, motormen are also forced to halt ahead of the designated stop because of the crowds scattered at certain spots. Food finds its way. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Mumbai: NGO conducts free eye tests for 400 motormen
More than 400 Western Railway (WR) motormen underwent free eye check-ups in the city on Saturday as part of a passenger safety initiative ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
9
Trolley crew honors volunteers old and new
The trolley may run on diesel, but it is powered by volunteerism — by the motormen and motorwomen who drive Old 300 along the riverfront ... «Daily Astorian, Jul 15»
10
Richard Price: a brilliant writer whatever the name
... workers, chauffeurs, garment factory foremen, institutional cafeteria managers, cabbies, truck drivers, subway motormen" and their families. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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