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tracklayer

(ˈtrækˌleɪə)
n
(Railways) US another name for a trackman
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.tracklayer - a workman who lays and repairs railroad trackstracklayer - a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
platelayer
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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tracklayer

n
(= caterpillar (vehicle)) → Raupenfahrzeug nt → or -schlepper m
(US Rail) → Streckenarbeiter(in) m(f)
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