"car attendant" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Occupations, Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-car_attendant-en-noun-W3R4goR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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