"switch keeper" meaning in All languages combined

See switch keeper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: switch keepers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} switch keeper (plural switch keepers)
  1. (mining, historical) A worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining, People
    Sense id: en-switch_keeper-en-noun-ZfL~sgu0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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