gripman
/ˈɡrɪpmæn/
noun
- A person who operates the grip (a lever or handle) on a cable car, controlling its movement.
- The gripman skillfully slowed the cable car as it approached the crowded station.
- Becoming a gripman requires months of training to learn the cable system.
- In San Francisco, tourists often watch the gripman work the levers on the historic cable cars.
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