# switchman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
2. A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.

## Etymology
From switch + -man.

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