stationwoman

English

Etymology

From station +‎ woman.

Noun

stationwoman (plural stationwomen)

  1. (rail transport) A female member of staff at a railway station.
    • 1958 February, “Notes and News: Tube Train Movement with Open Door”, in Railway Magazine, page 139:
      A stationwoman pulled the passenger clear, but not until she had been pulled along for some yards and was within half a car-length of the tunnel mouth.

Usage notes

This term was used by London Underground in particular.

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