Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
aeromechanic | an aircraft mechanic. |
aeronaut | a traveller through the air; a balloonist, a pilot. |
aircraftman | a member of the lowest (male) rank in the RAF. |
aircraftswoman | a member of the lowest (female) rank in the RAF. |
aircraftwoman | a member of the lowest (female) rank in the RAF. |
airman | an aviator. |
airwoman | a female aviator. |
ambulanceman | one who operates an ambulance. |
ambulancewoman | a woman who drives an ambulance. |
arriero | (Spanish) a muleteer. |
asphalter | a person who lays asphalt. |
aviator | one that aviates. |
aviatress | a female aviator. |
aviatrice | a female aviator. |
aviatrix | a female aviator. |
avigator | one that navigates an aircraft. |
bandyman | in India, one who drives a bandy, a carriage or bullock cart. |
bargee | a bargeman. |
bargeman | a man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. |
bargemaster | one in charge of a barge. |
boatman | one who operates a boat. |
boatsman | one who operates a boat. |
bodyman | one who repairs autobodies. |
brakeman | a man in charge of a brake or brakes. |
bullocky | (Aust.) a bullock-driver. |
busman | a bus operator. |
cabbie | (Coll.) a cabdriver. |
cabby | (Coll.) a cabdriver. |
cabdriver | one who drives a cab. |
cabman | one who drives a cab. |
cameleer | someone who drives or rides a camel. |
carman | (Arch.) a carter. |
carter | one who drives a cart. |
clippie | (Coll.) a woman tram or bus conductor. |
coachee | (Coll.) a coachman. |
coachman | one who drives a coach or carriage. |
coachy | relating to a coach (noun, coll.) a coachman |
codriver | one who shares the driving. |
connie | a tram or bus conductor. |
copilot | a joint pilot. |
deliveryman | a person who delivers wholesale or retail goods to customers usually over a regular local route. |
dockmaster | one in charge of a dock. |
dockwalloper | an informal US name for docker. |
dockworker | one who works on the docks. |
dragsman | the driver of a drag or coach. |
drayman | the driver of a dray, esp a brewer's driver. |
driver | one that drives. |
erk | (Sl.) an aircraftsman. |
expressman | a person employed in the express business. |
ferryman | one who operates a ferry. |
flyman | the driver of a fly, or light public carriage. |
fogger | a person who sets railway fog-signals. |
fogman | a person who sets railway fog-signals. |
footplateman | a train driver or assistant. |
footplatewoman | a female train driver and assistant. |
fueller | one who fuels. |
gadsman | (Scots) a person who drives horses at the plough. |
gandy | as in gandy dancer, a railway track maintenance worker. No -S. |
garagist | a garage proprietor or owner. |
garagiste | the proprietor or an employee of a commercial garage. |
gigman | a man who drives or keeps a gig; (as popularised by Carlyle) a narrow middle-class Philistine. |
goadsman | a man who uses a goad. |
goadster | a man who uses a goad. |
gondolier | one who operates a gondola. |
gripman | a cable car operator. |
hackie | a taxicab driver. |
hackman | the driver of a hack or carriage for public hire. |
hackneyman | a man who lets horses and carriages for hire. |
hauler | one who hauls. |
heliman | a member of a helicopter crew. |
helipilot | the pilot of a helicopter. |
jarvey | (Obs.) a hackney coach driver. |
jarvie | (Obs.) a hackney coach driver. |
jehu | a coachman, esp one who drives at a rattling pace. |
karter | one who drives a kart. |
keeler | one employed in managing a Newcastle keel. |
keelman | one employed in managing a Newcastle keel. |
kurveyor | (Dutch) a carrier. |
legger | a bargeman who legs; a machine that makes stocking legs. |
lengthman | a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of railway line. |
lighterman | a person employed on, or who manages, a lighter. |
lineman | a person who attends to the lines on a railway. |
loadmaster | a member of an aircrew who is in charge of the cargo. |
locoman | a worker on a locomotive. |
mahout | (Hindi) an Indian elephant driver. |
motorist | one who travels by automobile. |
muleteer | a mule-driver. |
musher | a person who travels through snow on foot; a driver of a dog-sledge. |
navigator | a person who navigates or sails. |
nondriver | one who does not drive. |
outrider | a person who rides beside a vehicle as a guard. |
pilot | a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, hovercraft, spacecraft, etc; (verb) to control the course of. |
pilotman | a railway employee assigned to guide trains across a section of single-track line. |
platelayer | a workman who lays and maintains railway track. |
pointsman | a man who has charge of railroad points or switches. |
postilion | (Hist.) a person who rides the near horse of those drawing a coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team. |
postillion | (Hist.) a person who rides near horse of those drawing coach etc. and acts as guide to the whole team. |
postrider | one who rides over a post road to carry the mails. |
puntsman | one who operates a punt. |
raftman | one who works on the rafts. |
raftsman | one who works on the rafts. |
railman | one who works on the railway. |
railroader | a railway worker or official. |
railwayman | one who works on the railway. |
railwoman | a female railway worker. |
railworker | one who works on a railway. |
roadmender | one whose job is to repair roads. |
rocketeer | a person who experiments or works with rockets. |
signalman | a person who operates railway signals. |
skycap | a porter at an airport. |
sledder | one who goes on a sled. |
sledger | a person who drives or draws a sledge. |
stagecoachman | the driver of a stagecoach. |
switchman | a pointsman. |
taximan | a taxi driver. |
teamster | a person who drives a team; a truck-driver. |
tiremaker | one who makes tires. |
tollkeeper | a person whose job is to collect tolls at a bridge, road etc where a charge is made. |
trackwalker | a worker employed to walk over and inspect a section of railroad tracks. |
trammie | (Aust. sl.) a conductor or driver of a tram. |
truck | an open railway wagon for goods; (verb) to convey by truck. |
trucker | one whose job is to drive a truck. |
truckie | (Aust. sl.) a truck-driver. |
tyremaker | one who makes tyres. |
vanman | one who drives a van. |
vetturino | (Ital.) one who lets or drives a vettura. |
voiturier | (Fr.) the driver of a carriage or coach. |
waggoner | one who drives a wagon. |
wagoner | one who drives a wagon. |
waterman | a boatman or ferryman. |
watermanship | the business, skill, or art of a waterman. |
wharfie | (Aust. sl.) a person employed to load and unload ships. |
wharfinger | the keeper or owner of a wharf. |
wingman | an aviator who flies next to another. |