Etymograph

English

switchman

From switch + -man.

A compound of switch + -man

Middle Dutch swijch ‘twig’

English switch

Today it means

noun A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “switchman”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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