Lokomotivführer
German, noun[lokomoˈtiːfˌfyːʁɐ]
Lokomotivführer is spelled L-O-K-O-M-O-T-I-V-F-Ü-H-R-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lokomotivführer is a German masculine noun meaning “engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fahrer eines Zuges, in Deutschland alte Berufsbezeichnung für Triebfahrzeugführer”.
What does Lokomotivführer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineengineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fahrer eines Zuges, in Deutschland alte Berufsbezeichnung für Triebfahrzeugführer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lokomotivführer
- Lokomotivführers genitive
- Lokomotivführerin feminine
- Lokomotivführern dative definite plural
- Lokführer abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lokomotivführer?
- [lokomoˈtiːfˌfyːʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lokomotivführer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lokomotivführer in German?
Lokomotivführer appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).