"footplate man" meaning in All languages combined

See footplate man on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: footplate men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|footplate men}} footplate man (plural footplate men)
  1. The engineer, or driver of a locomotive
    Sense id: en-footplate_man-en-noun-cBePU758 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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