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English
Etymology
From non- + railwayman.
Noun
non-railwayman (plural non-railwaymen)
- (UK) A person not employed on or by a railway.
1961 May, “Editorial: Mr. M. presents Dr. B. - for a limited season only”, in Trains Illustrated, page 257:Whether the present choice should have fallen on a non-railwayman is another matter.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:As a non-railwayman, Barker's study of the railways had led him to the view that even with the most perfect equipment, the railways could not be made profitable if they continued to be run as they then were.