roadmaster

English

Etymology

road +‎ master

Noun

roadmaster (plural roadmasters)

1. One who is in charge of a railroad track.
   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XIII, in Capricornia‎^[1], New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 222:

     Railwaymen may travel by free pass to their homes by applying to the Roadmaster.

Synonyms

• trackmaster (dated)

Translations

one in charge of a railroad track

• Finnish: ratamestari