Motorman Meaning in English

word

US

ˈmoʊt̬ɚmən

MOH-ter-muhn

UK

mˈəʊtəmən

MOH-tuh-muhn

التعريف

A motorman is the person who operates or drives an electric train, subway, tram, or streetcar.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Somewhat old-fashioned in everyday use; modern terms like 'operator', 'driver', or 'train operator' are more common. Still used in railroad/tramway history and technical contexts. Refers mainly to vehicles run by electric motors, not buses or cars.

• Spanish: maquinista (tranvía/tren) - conductor (de tranvía)
• Portuguese (BR): motorneiro - condutor (de bonde/trilhos)
• Portuguese (PT): motorneiro - condutor (de elétrico)
• Chinese (Simplified): 驾驶员（电车/火车） - 列车司机
• Chinese (Traditional): 駕駛員（電車/火車） - 列車司機
• Hindi: मोटरमैन (रेल या ट्राम चालक)
• Arabic: سائق القطار - سائق الترام
• Bengali: মোটরম্যান
• Russian: моторист - вагоновожатый
• Japanese: 運転士 - モーターマン
• Vietnamese: người lái tàu điện
• Korean: 기관차 운전사 - 모터맨
• Turkish: motorman - elektrikli tren operatörü
• Urdu: موٹرمین
• Indonesian: masinis trem listrik

جمل نموذجية

The motorman drives the city tram every morning.

basic

The children waved to the motorman of the subway.

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My uncle worked as a motorman for twenty years.

basic

Back in the day, every streetcar had a motorman up front.

natural

The motorman signaled before closing the tram doors.

natural

It takes years of training to become a qualified motorman.

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