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railwayist

noun

Etymology

From railway + -ist.

  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 railwayist — “railway + -ist”

Definitions

  1. A railway enthusiast or railfan.

    • The importance of the British railways in the prosecution of the war makes it necessary to restrict the broad tolerance and even encouragement with which the railway companies in the past have viewed the enthusiasm of the railwayist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA