brakeman
/ˈbreɪkmən/
noun
- A railroad worker whose job is to operate the brakes on a train and assist with coupling and uncoupling cars.
- The brakeman climbed onto the moving train to adjust the brakes.
- The brakeman signaled the engineer that the train was ready to depart.
- In the early days of railroading, the brakeman had a dangerous job riding on top of the cars.