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non-railwayman

noun

Etymology

From non- + railwayman.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *wegaz✻
  3. inherited from *weg✻
  4. inherited from weġ
  5. inherited from way
  6. compounded as railway — “rail + way”
  7. formed as railwayman — “railway + -man”
  8. formed as non-railwayman — “non- + railwayman”

Definitions

  1. A person not employed on or by a railway.

    • Whether the present choice should have fallen on a non-railwayman is another matter.
    • As a non-railwayman, Barker's study of the railways had led him to the view that even with the most perfect equipment, the railways could not be made profitable if they continued to be run as they then were.

The neighborhood

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