"car attendant" meaning in All languages combined

See car attendant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: car attendants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car attendant (plural car attendants)
  1. (rail transport) An employee placed in charge of a single coach, sleeping car or lounge car on a medium-to-long-distance passenger train.

Inflected forms

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