engine driver

The person who drives the engine of a train.

Noun

  1. The person who drives the engine of a train.
    • Queen Mary of the Iron Road. By Fred C. Bishop. […] This is the life-story of a boy who was determined to become an engine driver, and who lost no time in realising his ambition. A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal...
    • In 1914, the Hendon and Finchley Times published a piece titled 'People who have no Christmas'. An engine-driver's comment was this: "For many years now I have never enjoyed a real Christmas. My engine has claimed me on...

    Synonyms: engineer railroad engineer locomotive engineer train driver train operator

Forms

engine drivers