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Meaning of footplateman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman.

UK

Examples

“The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay⟳ differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise.”
“Footplatemen, organised not by the NUR but by ASLEF, had threatened to strike⟳ in August 1917 in demand⟳ of an eight-hour day.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

footplay footplow footpoint footpole footpost footprint

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