(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
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(rail, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
(rail, British) A person who carries out shunting operations.
(rail, dated, British) An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.