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nonrailroader

noun

Etymology

From non- + railroader.

  1. derived from *reydʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *raidō✻
  3. inherited from *raidu✻
  4. inherited from rād
  5. inherited from rode
  6. compounded as railroad — “rail + road”
  7. suffixed as railroader — “railroad + er”
  8. prefixed as nonrailroader — “non + railroader”

Definitions

  1. One who is not a railroader.

    • Instead, the approach would be to discredit the value of paradigm learning from experience, and embrace new ideas from nonrailroaders. The idea was that these new folks' thinking wouldn't be “polluted” by railroad experiences.

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