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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHUNTER

SHUNTER Shunt "er, n. (Railroad )

 

Defn: A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shunter

shunt er |ˈSHəntər ˈʃən (t )ər | ▶noun a small locomotive used for shunting. • a railroad worker engaged in such work, esp. to couple and uncouple wagons.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shunter

shunt ¦er |ˈʃʌntə (r )| ▶noun a small locomotive used for shunting. • a railway worker engaged in shunting.