stationmaster
noun
sta·tion·mas·ter
ˈstā-shən-ˌma-stər 
: an official in charge of the operation of a railroad station
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The stationmaster charged in Greece's deadliest train crash allegedly directed the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
Police arrested a 59-year-old stationmaster in the Greek city of Larissa, 20 miles south of the collision.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
Police and prosecutors have not identified the stationmaster, in line with Greek law.
—Demetris Nellas and Costas Kantouris, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
The director of the museum allowed the railroad stationmaster, Dmitry Lobanov, an aspiring archaeologist, to assemble the main fragments into a nine-foot-tall figure with legs crossed tightly in a pose that potty-training parents of any epoch might recognize.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
Police arrested a 59-year-old stationmaster in the Greek city of Larissa, 20 miles south of the collision.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
Police and prosecutors have not identified the stationmaster, in line with Greek law.
—Demetris Nellas and Costas Kantouris, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
The director of the museum allowed the railroad stationmaster, Dmitry Lobanov, an aspiring archaeologist, to assemble the main fragments into a nine-foot-tall figure with legs crossed tightly in a pose that potty-training parents of any epoch might recognize.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
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“Stationmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stationmaster. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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stationmaster
noun
sta·tion·mas·ter
ˈstā-shən-ˌmas-tər
: an official in charge of the operation of a railroad station
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