motorman
noun
mo·tor·man
ˈmō-tər-mən 
: an operator of a motor-driven vehicle (such as a streetcar or subway train)
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The streetcar’s motorman was blamed for failing to slow down to negotiate a switch.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The three motormen had each rode in Trump’s presidential motorcades.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Interesting factoid #1: The first Social Security payment went to motorman Ernest Ackerman from Cleveland, who retired one day after FDR signed the bill.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Then one day at the train yard, Pop was lying underneath a subway car, repairing a break, when a motorman turned the engine on and began to drive the train forward, dragging Pop along with it.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Two months later, the NYPD dispatched its first drones to look for surfers and warn motormen to stop their trains.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The three motormen had each rode in Trump’s presidential motorcades.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Interesting factoid #1: The first Social Security payment went to motorman Ernest Ackerman from Cleveland, who retired one day after FDR signed the bill.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Then one day at the train yard, Pop was lying underneath a subway car, repairing a break, when a motorman turned the engine on and began to drive the train forward, dragging Pop along with it.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Two months later, the NYPD dispatched its first drones to look for surfers and warn motormen to stop their trains.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
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“Motorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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motorman
noun
mo·tor·man
ˈmōt-ər-mən
: an operator of a motor-driven vehicle (as a streetcar or a subway train)
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