# brakesman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
2. A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.

## Etymology
From brake + -s- + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brakesman